President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Ken Paxton in the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate in Texas, giving the attorney general a significant boost in his campaign against Sen. John Cornyn.
Concho Valley communities like Menard, Mertzon, Miles & Sterling City are among 130+ Texas cities barred by AG Paxton from raising property taxes above the no-new-revenue rate.
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum toured a Diamondback Energy e-frac operation in Midland with Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11) and discussed ways to advance American energy dominance.
![U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Austin, speaks to demonstrators during the second “No Kings" protest at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Oct. 18, 2025. Eric Vryn for The Texas Tribune](/sites/default/files/styles/t5/public/2026-05/20251018-no-kings-protest-ev-09.jpg?h=aa63ec3a&itok=TDqYawJf "U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Austin, speaks to demonstrators during the second “No Kings" protest at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Oct. 18, 2025. Eric Vryn for The Texas Tribune")
