The latest politics news from The Texas Tribune.
Decades after Nazis confiscated paintings and artwork from thousands of Holocaust victims, Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are setting aside their fractious relationship and trying to make it easier for descendants to recover heirlooms. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Cruz-Cornyn.jpg)
The Texas-based judge that earlier this year put a hold on President Obama’s executive order on immigration decided on Tuesday to also suspend a controversial punishment he had recently issued to the administration’s attorneys. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/04/18/SC-DACA-sized.jpg)
Funding to combat the Zika virus. Restructuring Puerto Rico's debt. And, oh yeah, keeping the government running. Congress has a short period to tackle some big issues. In nearly every battle, Texans are playing major roles. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/06/02/CongressCollage.jpg)
Slowly but surely, Republican donors in Texas are beginning to come around to the man who bested many of their favorite presidential candidates, including the state's junior senator. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/13/BDC_9829_Eden_CMS.jpg)
Texas' top Senate Republicans on Monday upped the urgency on federal policymakers to do something about the Zika virus. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/06/02/aedes-aegypti-mosquito.jpg)
Donald Trump is making his first trip to Texas as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/13/_BDE9941Faulkner2.jpg)
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela unleashed on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in an open letter Monday morning. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/03/Vela.jpg)
Before Texas Republicans can become evangelists for their presidential nominee, they’re going to have to reconcile themselves to Donald Trump. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/02/27/IMG_0315.jpg)
Attorney General Ken Paxton's office is seeking to silence a former official who claims his bosses nixed a lawsuit in 2010 against Trump University. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/05/TrumpTexas.jpg)
A coalition of civil and immigrant rights groups on Friday asked an appeals court to stop a federal judge’s order that requires the Obama administration to turn over the confidential information of thousands of undocumented immigrants. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/11/21/UP9A0515.jpg)
After a recount, Briscoe Cain remains the winner in his Republican primary challenge to state Rep. Wayne Smith of Baytown. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/10/Smith_v_Cain.jpg)
The former head of the Texas attorney general's consumer protection division says it was he — not then-Attorney General Greg Abbott — who decided how the office should investigate Trump University. Full Story
In the Roundup: The state’s attorney general loses his latest bid to have his criminal indictment dismissed, Ken Starr – the now former president of Baylor University – announces plans to resign his role as chancellor and Hillary Clinton declares she could turn Texas blue. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/060316_Still.jpg)
State health officials are urging Texans to protect themselves from mosquito bites — but they aren't helping counties coordinate or pay for those protective measures. Full Story
The transgender bathroom issue — not even a blip on most political radars six weeks ago — is becoming, with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s nurturing, something for Republicans to talk about when they tire of arguing about the presidential race. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/04/28/bathroomvoters.jpg)
Long before Trump University fell in the crosshairs of Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, one of Donald Trump's fellow Republicans drew a bead on the now-defunct school: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/_DrakeTrump0649CMS.jpg)
This week on The Ticket 2016: KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Texas Tribune's Jay Root talk to a wide range of Republican voters to find out why they're not ready to support Donald Trump. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/12/TT-theticket_leadart-sside.png)
It's not impossible — but it's close. If an independent presidential candidate wanted to get on the ballot in Texas at this point, they would face sky-high hurdles — not the least of which being that the deadline has already passed. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/03/01/IMG_0016.jpg)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has lost his latest bid for dismissal of state securities fraud charges he faces for business dealings before he took office. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/12/051216KenPaxtonInCourt2.jpg)
In El Paso, local leaders hope to create a municipal ID card for the region's homeless, indigent and undocumented. But Gov. Greg Abbott has hinted that could make El Paso a so-called "sanctuary city." Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/13/EL-PASO-1.jpg)