J. DAVID GOODMAN

Mariano Pargas Jr. was the acting chief of the Uvalde Police Department during the massacre. A state investigation found his decisions were faulty.

A new law allowing people to carry handguns without a license has led to more spontaneous shootings, many in law enforcement say.

The Department of Public Safety moved to fire a sergeant, and a captain is under investigation for his role in the response at Robb Elementary.

The move follows a protest from families over the police response to a May 24 mass shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers.

Patriot Mobile, based in a battleground suburb, is spending money to promote conservative views on race and gender in schools. It has its sights on...

A local jail warden in Hudspeth County is one of two men arrested in connection with the attack south of El Paso, a law enforcement...

Five Department of Public Safety officers have been referred for formal investigation over their response to the May 24 school shooting.

“I can’t win this with Democrats alone,” Mr. O’Rourke said during a 49-day drive across Texas that has included deeply Republican towns.

Murdered cattle. Family feuds. People arrested showing up for jury duty. In America’s least populated county, a bare-knuckle struggle for control may hold implications for...

A series of tragedies and challenges have soured the mood of Texans and made the governor’s race perhaps the most competitive since the 1990s.