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A San Antonio Democrat has filed a bill that, if passed, would fulfill Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa’s promise to send $1,500 checks to every Texas household. 

Outgoing Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has called for Republican Party of Texas Chair D’Rinda Randall to resign following sweeping losses in the midterm elections. 

Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to mobilize additional state emergency response resources as multiple rounds of thunderstorms could potentially bring flooding to South and West Texas. 

Democrats shattered decades of Republican control in Texas, with candidates flipping seats not only in key statewide contests but also in several lower-profile races.

It was a historic election night in Texas, with many firsts and political shifts taking place, including in the statewide courts. 

Texans hit by summer flooding in the Hill Country will now be able to receive money to help with home repairs and more after the state appealed an earlier decision by FEMA denying individual financial help for those impacted. 

A startling crash was captured on video after a deer unexpectedly jumped in front of a Hondo police officer’s patrol car. 

A Floresville man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for sharing child pornography in a Kik group, where he also bragged about sexually assaulting a young child. 

A Central Texas volunteer firefighter is facing more than a dozen felony charges after investigators said he intentionally set multiple fires in Moore and Pearsall. 

The Texas Employment Forecast released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas indicates that job growth has slowed in Texas, despite the state continuing to outpace the nation’s annual growth rate.