Brandon Formby

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The county recently allocated $1.3 million to groups that provide immigration legal services amid an uptick in federal enforcement. Paxton called the program “evil and wicked.”

A Child Protective Services disability specialist says Texas’ foster care system isn’t preparing teens with cognitive disabilities and mental health challenges for adult life.

State and federal laws are supposed to protect foster youth until they turn 21. But Texas all too often erects unnecessarily burdensome hurdles.

The men could face life in prison or the death penalty. The gruesome crime scene and large number of people who died drew international outrage.

Brandon Formby leads the news desk, working most closely with the general assignment reporters who bring Texans the urgent news and necessary nuance that put pressing issues into perspective. Brandon was previously the night news editor through two regular and three special legislative sessions, the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic and the deadly 2021 winter storm. Before editing, Brandon was the Tribune’s Dallas-based urban affairs reporter, covering the state’s worsening housing aff…

The Associated Press reports that the oil and gas exploration contract was awarded after Perry recommended one of his backers as an energy adviser to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.

ABC News reported that the shooter had failed a previous gun purchase background check because he had been diagnosed with a mental illness.

A proposed high-speed rail line between the state’s two largest urban areas represents the collision of two things Texans hold dear: private property rights and an unrestrained free market

Demographics, income and location all play roles in the difficulties Texans face finding an affordable home in a neighborhood they like.

The city council is slated to discuss a new University of Texas at Austin study that identifies neighborhoods where redevelopment threatens to push out existing residents.

Meanwhile, 15 percent of homes damaged or destroyed by the storm are still unlivable. Yet FEMA and Texas officials aren’t keeping track of how many people remain displaced one year later.

Evolve Austin, a nonprofit that advocates for denser development and more affordable housing, is aligning with some high-profile real estate and business groups to push for changes to how Austin regulates land use.

State Rep. Pat Fallon beat state Sen. Craig Estes for a seat in the Legislature’s upper chamber, while state Sen. Bob Hall held off state Rep. Cindy Burkett. Meanwhile, Angela Paxton won Texas’ most expensive state Senate primary.

Gov. Greg Abbott now has two spots to fill on the commission that oversees the Texas Department of Transportation at a time when he’s drawing ire for blocking toll projects.

Houston and Dallas leaders were supposed to each be united on how they wanted state lawmakers to address their respective pension shortfalls before the legislative session even began. (Spoiler alert: They’re still not.)

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt says Texans are tired of seeing their property tax bills increase dramatically year after year. But local government officials say his Senate Bill 2 would limit their abilities to raise necessary revenues.

A bond measure asked voters to approve $500 million in tax revenue for a new Rangers ballpark.

City officials say tenants fear retaliation if they reach out for help.