Travis County Republican Party chair Matt Mackowiak announced on Monday that he was stepping down immediately.

Clark Smith, one of five members of the commission, stepped down Friday as lawmakers have raised questions about the role of ...

There's a political logjam in Texas that's preventing ambitious Republicans from moving into more prominent roles. Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton, Agriculture ...

Texas Pacific Land returned 37% per year, beating the impressive 18% annual return of the Nasdaq Composite. See why I'm ...

Two strong earthquakes hit the Permian Basin, the largest U.S. oilfield, this week, shaking the Texas oil industry and ...

Pipeline failures, and inability of the RRC restrictions to stop M5 earthquakes, are troubling as earthquakes up to M6 might ...

An arctic blast has enveloped Texas, plunging temperatures well below freezing in many regions of the state. Despite the ...

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Texas lawmakers are considering significant reforms to the state's lottery system, with the possibility of discontinuing the ...

Oilmen against limits on oil production attacked a state representative at the Stephen F. Austin hotel in 1933. The attack ...

Scientists launch a new research center to study what they say is now a leading disease risk factor: corporations.