For the third year in a row, crime in Texas is falling, and state leaders are pointing to the decline as evidence that a nearly two-decade investment in tough enforcement and smarter reentry is paying off.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick used three of Texas college football’s best-known traditions to mock Democratic candidates in what appears to be an AI-generated campaign ad ahead of November’s elections. 

A bipartisan pair of Texas lawmakers say they are concerned about the Texas Railroad Commission’s decision to end general public testimony at its monthly meetings.

A new legislative session in January apparently will mean new efforts to keep Mexican truckers off our highways. The Texas House Transportation Committee, as an interim assignment, has been studying adding greater restrictions on commercial drivers’ licenses and stiffening English-language requirements.

The Texas House Committee on Transportation addressed the issue of commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) held by nondomiciled drivers and whether said operators are responsible for an increase in traffic crashes during a hearing on Monday. 

Texas state lawmakers heard testimony Monday about restricting which immigrants can qualify for a non-domiciled commercial driver's license in the state.

Stronger public safety for Texans, improved programs for rehabilitation and reentry into society for inmates, and an estimated $150 million in taxpayer savings over the next five years are the result of landmark legislation, led by Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, and Sen. Tan Parker, R-Flour Mound, that went into effect last fall. 

A new report from Texas 2036 finds that Texas is already seeing significant expansion in higher education opportunities for incarcerated Texans following passage of Senate Bill 2405 by Sen. Tan Parker and Rep. Terry Canales during the 89th Texas Legislature.

Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, is being joined by other visionary leaders, business giants, and political trailblazers to serve on the Texas Bicentennial Commission, following an announcement by Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, May 18, 2026.

One of the many results of a landmark state law, led in 2013 by Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, and Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, will be a $160 million biomedical research center that will be built in Edinburg, Mayor Omar Ochoa revealed in his recent State of the City Address.