Texas lawmakers' drawing new congressional boundaries to advantage Republicans has ignited a national scrum over ...

Around 400 people were evacuated and have safely returned to the premises after police conducted a search, St. Charles police ...

Texas Democrats in Boston to protest GOP redistricting bill say they're "not fleeing" The Texas redistricting battle landed ...

The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs will meet on Monday to consider SB 7, mandating the bathrooms transgender people ...

Some Republican operatives hope Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) is the candidate who could keep a Texas Senate seat red in the 2026 ...

A similar proposal stalled out earlier this year over disagreements between the House and Senate. This time, lawmakers might ...

The Senate’s decision signals another potential standoff with Gov. Greg Abbott, who vetoed a similar ban earlier this year as ...

A Trump endorsement could heavily influence the GOP primary in Texas, but so far, the president has remained neutral in John ...

By then, some Democrats fear it may be too late. Republicans want to gain seats through mid-decade redistricting not only in ...

Texas Senate Bill 7 would require people to use restrooms that match their birth gender and fine institutions up to $25,000 ...

Texas Democrats in the state legislature left for Illinois, New York and Massachusetts to deny Republicans a quorum to redistrict congressional maps. Republicans are seeking to redraw boundaries to ...

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