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WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — Twenty years ago, Williamson County was a reliably red political county, but that has changed as the county has become a political battleground in recent years. In 2024, ...

A Texas county that for years gave unclaimed bodies to a local medical school without families’ consent will now cremate or bury those people instead — but only after officials document that ...

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The last time Starr County in Texas, which is 97 percent Hispanic, voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1892.

Here's how the results broke down in the race for president, the U.S. Senate race in Texas, statehouse races, and other key elections.

The search engine resolved the issue, stating it displayed results for “Harris” and not “Trump” because Harris is also a county in Texas.

We are tracking how the candidates are performing in the counties around Texas. You can watch, too, on the interactive map ...

Texas state tax has pros and cons. The statewide sales tax rate of 6.25% is a bit high, and localities can add 2%. Property taxes in Texas are also on the high end but were recently lowered for ...

It also has the second-largest population size, at 30.5 million as of July 2023, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Aside ...