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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The first domino in a growing national redistricting battle is likely to fall Wednesday as the ...
Texas Republicans insisted that Democrats have around-the-clock police escorts to ensure they wouldn’t leave again.
Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every ...
A state judge has temporarily blocked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from pursuing a case against Powered by People, the ...
The so-called “permission slips” were issued to Democrats who broke quorum and fled the state in a 15-day fight over GOP gerrymandering. The slips, which they were forced to sign in order to leave the ...
State Rep. Nicole Collier filed a lawsuit to challenge the Texas House's authority to enforce police escorts for lawmakers ...
"Maps like this do not merely entrench a party; they entrench a racial hierarchy," writes Texas State Rep. Vince Perez.
The order bars Paxton from prosecuting O’Rourke’s nonprofit or otherwise bringing legal action aimed at revoking Powered by ...
DPS said the person had made threats online to go to the Capitol and shoot and kill 'those who will not allow lawmakers to ...
Close to 3 million homes in the U.S. are facing a distinct threat from wildfires—and more than two-thirds of those properties ...
Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to ...
After Democrats spent several weeks delaying a vote, the Texas House is poised to vote on new congressional district that ...