It was a good day, eh, for a Toronto visitor to Caesars Palace. Donald C. hit a mega progressive jackpot Wednesday on Ultimate Texas Hold’em, good for $736,688, according to a casino spokesperson.

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In Texas, the high courts have been ruby red for decades. Lower trial courts, meanwhile, mostly reflect the politics of their districts. But election night marked a major ideological shift for the ...

Lawsuits against X (formerly Twitter) will soon be heard in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. X owner Elon Musk also recently moved the social media company’s ...

Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/LM Otero/AP Greg Abbott needed to win 76 seats out of 150 in the Texas House to enact his school-choice plan next year, and last week he did that and more. “Counting what ...

Three Republican justices on the Texas Supreme Court won their reelection races Tuesday by the largest margins in recent memory, overcoming attacks from Democratic opponents for their rulings on ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Gov Dan Patrick's interim charges: the role of faculty senates, extracting "discriminatory" diversity, equity and inclusion policies from programs and certificates aimed to strengthen Texas ...

Independent news. Trusted by Texans. Support us. By Eleanor Klibanoff Nov. 14, 2024 Texas’ strict abortion bans made it “ground zero” for Democrats hoping to rile up their base, but voters ...