Book Review: ‘The Conservative Frontier,’ by Jeff Roche

In “The Conservative Frontier,” Jeff Roche makes the case that the modern Republican Party was born in West Texas.

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Wesley Hunt Enters Texas G.O.P. Senate Race, Complicating Path for Cornyn

Mr. Hunt, a U.S. House member, and Senator John Cornyn will be competing for voters who dislike the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, who has led in many polls.

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Texas L.G.B.T.Q. Teenagers and Families Navigate a Public School Clampdown

Under a new state law, public schools can no longer sponsor gay and gender clubs or “assist” with transitioning, but implementation appears to be varying by the politics of the districts.

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The Problem Lurking Beneath the Church-and-State Debates in Texas

What exactly is religion, anyway?

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C.T.E. Looms Over Friday Night Lights

Parents revealed conflicting emotions after the finding that a gunman who killed four people in July had the brain disease that has been linked with football and other contact sports.

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Justice Dept. Agents to Protect ICE Facilities, Bondi Says

Pam Bondi, the attorney general, announced the deployment two days after a gunman opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas, killing one detainee and injuring two others.

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What Is the Dallas ICE Field Office?

The building that was targeted by a gunman is part office building and part processing center for immigrant detainees.

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Screwworm Case Detected Less Than 70 Miles from U.S.-Mexico Border

The flesh-eating parasite was detected in northern Mexico. It is the northernmost case of the livestock infection, which was eradicated from the United States in the 1960s.

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Camp Mystic to Reopen After Texas Floods, Over Objections From Victims’ Parents

Twenty-seven children and counselors died in the Texas Hill Country camp, and many of their families expressed shock that the retreat on the Guadalupe River would be open for its 100th anniversary.

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Republican Redistricting Is Sowing Chaos in Houston

Texas Republicans redrew the lines for House races in 2026. For one Houston district, that means two elections in the next few months using two different maps, with a generational fight to come.

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