MAGA allies from Gov. Greg Abbott to Attorney General Ken Paxton decried former president Donald Trump's guilty verdict as the result of a "sham trial."

Former President Donald Trump has suffered an election loss in Texas after his endorsed candidate fell in a GOP primary. Republican Texas State House Speaker Dade Phelan narrowly survived a primary runoff election against Trump-backed candidate David Covey on Tuesday night, according to The Associated Press.

For Texas Republicans, the prosecution of Donald Trump was "a sham." For Democrats, the guilty verdict was a testament to the rule of law.

Crews in Texas are trying to restore power across the storm-battered state ahead of severe weather that could bring more damaging winds and hail.

More than 268,000 homes and businesses in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas were still without power on late Thursday after storms battered the region earlier in the week, according to meteorologists and data from PowerOutage.

The Dallas area was swamped by localized flooding from the storms that swept across much of the southern Plains. More severe weather is on the way.

Texas football's 2024 schedule continued to take shape on Thursday with the kickoff times and network designations announced for games against UTSA and Oklahoma. More: Four-star RB recruit James Simon commits to Texas football over LSU,

Two of Texas A&M’s first three games under new coach Mike Elko will be on ABC. The Aggies open their season on Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. against Notre Dame at Kyle Field, and a week later they host McNeese State at 11:45 a.

College football fans can finally make plans for Week 1 and beyond. Many conferences released kickoff times for the early portion of their schedules on Wednesday. Highlighting the SEC’s announcement was the matchup between rivals Texas and Oklahoma,