As part of The Texas Tribune’s commitment to make it easier for Texans to know more about who represents them, we've gathered information about every statewide elected official, every member of ...

Texas state tax has pros and cons. The statewide sales tax rate of 6.25% is a bit high, and localities can add 2%. Property taxes in Texas are also on the high end but were recently lowered for ...

With more than 350 miles of coastline along the Gulf of Mexico's teal and emerald water, Texas is home to plenty of beach vacation options. In fact, the state's beach towns offer some of the top ...

In 2020 – the most recent year in which data is available – nearly 47% of Texas undergraduates were enrolled exclusively in distance education courses in postsecondary institutions ...

An American trader and filibuster, Philip Nolan, enters northeast Texas to hunt for wild horses. Spanish troops from Nacogdoches capture Nolan and his party. To ward off other encroachments ...

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and if you take into account all that the state has to offer, it's easy to see why the Lone Star State packs such a potent punch with travelers. Texas is ...

All times ET. Not all candidates are listed. CNN will broadcast a projected winner only after an extensive review of data from a number of sources. "Flipped seat" denotes a race where the 2020 ...

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. At the end of every event on Ted Cruz’s 53-stop campaign swing through Texas, the state ...

KYLE, Texas—People and businesses have flooded into Kyle, Texas, since the pandemic, making it the second-fastest-growing ...

Just because the pumpkin spice latte is almost available doesn't mean the Texas heat is going anywhere anytime soon. Texans ...

Texas Tech University is a public institution that was founded in 1923. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 32,635 (fall 2023), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 1,857 acres.