The last GOP-controlled urban county in Texas is diversifying — while some on the right fight the demographic and cultural changes reshaping it.

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Rockets, factories and newcomers are pouring into one of America's poorest regions. The opportunity is enormous — and so is the anxiety about what comes with it.

For decades, Indian families found opportunity and acceptance in Texas. Now some who built lives here say they no longer feel welcome.

Texas' leaders still look little like the state's population. Demographic forces that have been building for decades could finally change that.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott set data center companies and home insurers up for failure with bad policies, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

The biggest problem facing the next Texas senator is saving Social Security, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

If President Donald Trump wants lower gas prices, he needs to end some wars, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

President Donald Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration is hurting American workers and slowing economic growth in Texas, columnist Chris Tomlinson writes.

Texas' energy future hinges on a battle between pipelines and power lines, as competing industries lobby lawmakers to shape the grid, profits and reliability, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

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Gov. Greg Abbott has flip-flopped on data centers and AI, putting national security at risk; a middle path is needed, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

The cannabis civil war rages as THC bans approach, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick promises to end the hemp industry, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

The FDA is moving to ban 7-OH, an opioid-like drug sold at gas stations across Texas and nicknamed “gas station heroin.” Users and manufacturers, however, are fighting to keep it legal.

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to come up with a plan for data centers, but it’s little more than an election-year promise, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

Before investing in Elon Musk’s overvalued SpaceX stock, dig deep into Tesla’s problems, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

Trump administration puts Texas at the center of developing autonomous electric aircraft and the rules for flying them, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

Republican primary voters chose culture warriors over chamber-of-commerce conservatives, setting the stage for more political gridlock, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

Texas faces a costly water crisis as growth, drought and industry outpace freshwater supplies statewide, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

Trump gets behind Democrats’ plan to suspend gas tax and help consumers, but Big Oil will be the big winner, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

More family doctors are moving to concierge medicine, asking patients to pay more so they can get transformative healthcare, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

Texas billionaire Toby Neugebauer is having a stretch of bad luck, and so is anyone who has invested in his companies, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

President Donald Trump and Texas lawmakers set aside $100 million for research into a hallucinogen called ibogaine, prompting leading firm Beond to relocate to Austin.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones ruffles feathers trying to boost the economy and strike the best deal for residents.

Austin-based LIFT Aircraft is offering the public a chance to fly in a single-seat, electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle without a pilot’s license.

Trump cabinet members are asking Big Oil to help solve the energy crisis created by the attack on Iran, but lower prices are not in their best interest.

Corpus Christi has plenty of water for people, but Abbott wants residents to pay $1B for a water plant that will serve only Big Oil.

Gas prices will remain high for the rest of the year, a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration warns. The forecast expects the Iran war to end soon, but for the impact to last.

Texas oil and gas companies will earn higher profits due to the Iran war, but sustained high prices could trigger a global recession.

After months of silence, President Donald Trump said he would endorse in GOP runoff between U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

“This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be “afraid” as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now. He urged us to tell our...

Texas oil billionaires are backing Republican Railroad Commission candidate Bo French and his hate speech to regulate their industry.

Texans know that not all Christians are pedophiles, and should show the same respect to Muslims and stop anti-Islam bigotry.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs, tax cuts and interest rates will worsen inflation.

Novelist Sarah Bird remembers protesting Vietnam — and what happened when her Air Force dad found out.

Job seekers need a whole new plan to succeed in an increasingly inhuman labor market. Step one is to bypass the automated systems by networking.

Minnesotans defended the rule of law, which underlies the United States’ success politically, economically and socially.

Search with Chowbot, the Houston Chronicle's AI concierge tool, to find the perfect place to eat or drink in the Houston area.

Democrats avoid the pitfalls of modern campaigning, while half of college students attend universities that censor classes.

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal opinion blasting DEI twists the Constitution, interferes with the private sector's attempts to combat bigotry.