This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAfter excluding Chick-fil-A as a vendor at San Antonio International Airport last year, the city now must offer the Georgia fast-food chain a spot at the airport if it wants federal officials to drop an investigation into the controversial decision.Whether Chick-fil-A or City Council members have the appetite for such a deal is a different question.San Antonio has reached an informal agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration over the city’s decision to strike Chick-fil-A from a new slate of airport vendors prepared by an...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAfter excluding Chick-fil-A as a vendor at San Antonio International Airport last year, the city now must offer the Georgia fast-food chain a spot at the airport if it wants federal officials to drop an investigation into the controversial decision.Whether Chick-fil-A or City Council members have the appetite for such a deal is a different question.San Antonio has reached an informal agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration over the city’s decision to strike Chick-fil-A from a new slate of airport vendors prepared by an...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs coronavirus panic shopping started, one of the retailers drawing the most price-gouging complaints in Texas was a Fort Worth-headquartered, online-only gun store that customers say isn’t living up to its name: Cheaper Than Dirt.“I said, ‘Wow, this can’t be right,’” said Houstonian Kevin Switzer, who filed a complaint with the Texas Attorney General’s office after coming across the prices while shopping for ammunition. “‘There’s no way. Two or three weeks ago, this price was way less.’”Switzer is one of 123 to complain to the...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs coronavirus panic shopping started, one of the retailers drawing the most price-gouging complaints in Texas was a Fort Worth-headquartered, online-only gun store that customers say isn’t living up to its name: Cheaper Than Dirt.“I said, ‘Wow, this can’t be right,’” said Houstonian Kevin Switzer, who filed a complaint with the Texas Attorney General’s office after coming across the prices while shopping for ammunition. “‘There’s no way. Two or three weeks ago, this price was way less.’”Switzer is one of 123 to complain to the...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateWith millions of Texans having lost power during the winter storms, key players in the Legislature say one of the most immediate reforms they will push for is recalibrating the state’s electricity grid to ensure more fossil fuels are in that mix and fewer renewables.While all energy sources were disrupted during the historic freeze, Republican lawmakers who control the Legislature say renewables have been given all the attention over the years, yet proved to be unhelpful during the state’s crisis.“It’s cool to be into wind and...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateWith millions of Texans having lost power during the winter storms, key players in the Legislature say one of the most immediate reforms they will push for is recalibrating the state’s electricity grid to ensure more fossil fuels are in that mix and fewer renewables.While all energy sources were disrupted during the historic freeze, Republican lawmakers who control the Legislature say renewables have been given all the attention over the years, yet proved to be unhelpful during the state’s crisis.“It’s cool to be into wind and...WW…

Just days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pledged to “fight against the many unconstitutional and illegal actions that the new administration will take,” he announced Friday he had filed a suit challenging President Joe Biden’s temporary pause on deportations for certain noncitizens.The Department of Homeland Security announced the 100-day moratorium on Wednesday and it took effect Friday. It came after Biden revoked one of Trump’s earliest executive orders making anyone in the country illegally a priority for deportations.Paxton alleges in the suit, filed in federal district court...…Just days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pledged to “fight against the many unconstitutional and illegal actions that the new administration will take,” he announced Friday he had filed a suit challenging President Joe Biden’s temporary pause on deportations for certain noncitizens.The Department of Homeland Security announced the 100-day moratorium on Wednesday and it took effect Friday. It came after Biden revoked one of Trump’s earliest executive orders making anyone in the country illegally a priority for deportations.Paxton alleges in the suit, filed in federal district court...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTexas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is the only state attorney general to decline to join letters over the past week condemning the Capitol riot.In a Jan. 12 letter, 50 state and territorial attorneys general who belong to the National Association of Attorneys General denounced the “lawless violence.” The three remaining state attorneys general not included in that letter wrote their own Wednesday, leaving Paxton as the only holdout.Paxton is a staunch Trump supporter who co-chaired the re-election group Lawyers for...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTexas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is the only state attorney general to decline to join letters over the past week condemning the Capitol riot.In a Jan. 12 letter, 50 state and territorial attorneys general who belong to the National Association of Attorneys General denounced the “lawless violence.” The three remaining state attorneys general not included in that letter wrote their own Wednesday, leaving Paxton as the only holdout.Paxton is a staunch Trump supporter who co-chaired the re-election group Lawyers for...WW…

It is increasingly clear that Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit seeking to overturn election results in four battleground states is driving a wedge between top Republicans, as more spoke out Thursday.The state’s Big Three — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen — have all supported the suit, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has reportedly even agreed to argue the case before the U.S. Supreme Court if it advances, which legal experts say is extremely unlikely.More than half of the Texas Republican congressional delegation — 12 members including...…It is increasingly clear that Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit seeking to overturn election results in four battleground states is driving a wedge between top Republicans, as more spoke out Thursday.The state’s Big Three — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen — have all supported the suit, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has reportedly even agreed to argue the case before the U.S. Supreme Court if it advances, which legal experts say is extremely unlikely.More than half of the Texas Republican congressional delegation — 12 members including...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateRepublican state lawmakers have filed bills to codify the Texas Supreme Court decision that blocked Harris County from sending mail ballot applications to all of its 2.4 million registered voters.Senate Bill 208, authored by Sens. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston; Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe; Brian Birdwell; Bob Hall and Kel Seliger, would stop election officials from sending absentee ballot applications, regardless of eligibility. State Rep. Valoree Swanson, a Republican from Houston, filed a companion bill, House Bill 25.“We must...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateRepublican state lawmakers have filed bills to codify the Texas Supreme Court decision that blocked Harris County from sending mail ballot applications to all of its 2.4 million registered voters.Senate Bill 208, authored by Sens. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston; Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe; Brian Birdwell; Bob Hall and Kel Seliger, would stop election officials from sending absentee ballot applications, regardless of eligibility. State Rep. Valoree Swanson, a Republican from Houston, filed a companion bill, House Bill 25.“We must...WW…

A Houston appellate court early Thursday put on hold a lower court’s order allowing Attorney General Ken Paxton’s felony securities fraud case to move to his hometown of Collin County.The case was moved to Harris County after a judge ruled in 2017 that Paxton’s Republican political connections in Collin County would give him an unfair advantage at trial. But that decision has been under judicial review now for three years as Paxton’s defense team and the special prosecutors appointed in the case battle over the venue.The prosecutors applauded the latest decision by 1st Court of Appeals...…A Houston appellate court early Thursday put on hold a lower court’s order allowing Attorney General Ken Paxton’s felony securities fraud case to move to his hometown of Collin County.The case was moved to Harris County after a judge ruled in 2017 that Paxton’s Republican political connections in Collin County would give him an unfair advantage at trial. But that decision has been under judicial review now for three years as Paxton’s defense team and the special prosecutors appointed in the case battle over the venue.The prosecutors applauded the latest decision by 1st Court of Appeals...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateEarly voting in Texas will still begin in six days as planned and mail ballots can be dropped off in person in the days preceding the election after the from the state’s Republican Party and other conservatives seeking to roll back Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order on the matter.Abbott had extended the early voting period, as he did during the July primary runoff, to make for less crowded polls and a safer experience for voters during the pandemic. Early voting in the election starts Tuesday and concludes on Oct. 30. Election day...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateEarly voting in Texas will still begin in six days as planned and mail ballots can be dropped off in person in the days preceding the election after the from the state’s Republican Party and other conservatives seeking to roll back Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order on the matter.Abbott had extended the early voting period, as he did during the July primary runoff, to make for less crowded polls and a safer experience for voters during the pandemic. Early voting in the election starts Tuesday and concludes on Oct. 30. Election day...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday arrested Keegan Dalton Godsey, 23, of Austin, for allegedly causing damage to the Texas Capitol during a May 30 protest.Godsey, who authorities say was arrested without incident, was charged with felony criminal mischief, riot and interference with public duties, and booked into the Travis County Jail. His was the first arrest related to damage to the Capitol and grounds that occurred May 30.DPS said Godsey was one of a number of protesters who “intentionally damaged” the Capitol...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday arrested Keegan Dalton Godsey, 23, of Austin, for allegedly causing damage to the Texas Capitol during a May 30 protest.Godsey, who authorities say was arrested without incident, was charged with felony criminal mischief, riot and interference with public duties, and booked into the Travis County Jail. His was the first arrest related to damage to the Capitol and grounds that occurred May 30.DPS said Godsey was one of a number of protesters who “intentionally damaged” the Capitol...WW…