By Jonathan Stempel Feb 5 (Reuters) - A federal judge declared unconstitutional a 2021 Texas law restricting state investments in companies seeking to rely less on fossil fuels or boycott that industry.

Texas may not be a toss‑up, but neither is it the impenetrable fortress it once was, according to an internal GOP poll memo.

A state Senate election in Texas produced the largest shockwave yet from a slew of special elections in which Democrats have vastly overperformed.

In Pineland, a fresh batch of local elected officials and an expansion of the town’s biggest employer have created the conditions for an economic renaissance. A dearth of housing could slow growth.

Voters in Texas' 18th District have had little break in a series of elections as the result of the Republican-controlled state Legislature's redrawing of congressional districts last year.

In a state Senate race in Fort Worth's Tarrant County, Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss by 14 points — a 30-point swing from President Trump's results in 2024.

Immigration enforcement is arresting a growing number of refugees and detaining them in Texas.It’s a strategy immigration lawyers call a conveyor belt. The number of children in ICE detention has also grown sixfold under the Trump administration – with most being held in Texas.

“The batteries were the savior this time,” said Barbara Clemenhagen, executive director of the Gulf Coast Power Association and energy consultant, adding that they likely could’ve helped Texas avoid the severe blackouts it experienced when a days-long freeze paralyzed the grid in early 2021.

When a Democrat won a local Texas election in a surprising upset, Donald Trump tried to distance himself from it. What is his approval rating?

With just one month until the high-stakes primary election in the Texas U.S. Senate race, Democrats are butting heads, with Democratic State Rep. James Talarico pushing back on allegations that he made controversial remarks about the race of his former opponent.