Alamo Drafthouse, the Austin-based, cinephile-focused theater, isn't even showing Melania. The Cinemark Southpark Meadows in South Austin sold 11 of the 35 seats booked for a 12 p.m. showtime on Friday, and just three tickets all day on Saturday. Meanwhile, the AMC Rivercenter 11 sold five tickets across all five Friday showings .

President Donald Trump has been in office for a year in his second term, with his leadership reshaping national policy and impacting Houston. His actions include expanding border enforcement and

Republicans are grappling with a stunning Democratic upset: a swing of 30+ points away from the G.O.P. in a deeply conservative part of the state. While the race was local, political operatives are already gaming out the impact on the midterms,

Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans' already-slim majority.

A Democrat won a state legislative special election in a district that President Trump carried by 17 percentage points, unnerving Republicans in Texas and beyond.

In nearly two dozen interviews, Houstonians expressed everything from admiration and relief to skepticism and dread following the seizure of leader Nicolás Maduro.

Texas added 391,000 residents in 2025, but growth slowed as international migration fell, Census estimates show.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss for a state senate seat in a district Trump previously won by 17 percentage points.