Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.
The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply. But the…
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admin As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community Suffers Without a Voice
Under an intensifying trade war, parts of northern Michigan are feeling the financial pain. But with a president intent on…
Ken Paxton Touts His Efforts to Fight Voter Fraud. His Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.
James Talarico’s comments come after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the Texas attorney general may have broken state…
Texas Democrats Ask for Investigation Into Ken Paxton After Our Reporting Found He May Have Violated Election Law
The complaint asks the Texas secretary of state to examine whether Paxton committed election fraud by voting in the May…
Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy…
Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections…
Missouri’s Governor Is Opposed to Out-Of-State Funding, but Not for His Own Ballot Measure
Gov. Mike Kehoe says “out-of-state special interests” are influencing citizen-led efforts to amend the state constitution. His own ballot measure,…
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the…
North Carolina Democrats Propose Changes to Block GOP Power Transfers and Secrecy
The legislation, prompted in part by ProPublica’s reporting, aims to protect traditional powers of the state’s governor and reform oversight…
These Republican Lawmakers Challenged Abortion Bans. Then They Faced Backlash.
At least four of them lost reelection bids after anti-abortion groups and key party allies backed their challengers instead. Two…