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Here's how Texas' lawmakers and elected officials reacted to the news of the US House of Representatives' passage of the "Big ...

A newly-passed Texas law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms is facing a second ...

Some 579 nursing homes would be at “elevated risk” of closure if Medicaid cuts proposed in a 10-year budget reconciliation ...

On Tuesday, July 1, former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) announced that he is seeking the Democratic nomination in Texas' 2026 ...

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

A Tennessee congressman believes it is "essential" to add President Trump to Mount Rushmore to commemorate his "recent ...

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, a pair of once-highly-touted Democratic candidates are trying to make a comeback: ...

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, ...

Senate Bill 2753 will change the voting timeline in Texas for the first time since 1987 and would add more days and more ...

Texas lawmakers passed a bill last month that defines consent and fixes what advocates called a loophole in Texas sexual ...

Texas Republicans were divided but ultimately pivotal in helping President Donald Trump’s "Big Beautiful" Bill clear the U.S.