Democrats last carried Texas in a presidential election 49 years ago, last elected a U.S. senator there in 1986 and have lost all statewide elections since 1994. Texas Republicans could, however, ...

Dr. Joshua Blank, Research Director of the Texas Politics Project at UT Austin, discusses the state of the U.S. Senate race.

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, state Rep. James Talarico and former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke are among those who've said they may ...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means that Senate Bill 4, which allows local police to arrest suspected ...

The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay the judgment, either during the upcoming special session or ...

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis’ surprise retirement announcement has shaken up not only North Carolina’s Senate race, but also the ...

Sixteen Texas families of multiple faiths and nonreligious backgrounds filed the case against multiple school districts ...

And he says that experience, as well as his time in the state Senate, will help separate him from his two announced opponents ...

A funding boost to the tune of $8.5 billion would usually be a cause for widespread celebration among Texas public schools.

There’s likely to be a second and third reconciliation bill that would not be as significant” as the megabill that passed ...

Buried in the sweeping legislation is an $85 million provision to move NASA's most-flown spacecraft from the national ...

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