Despite soaring power demand, Republican lawmakers in the Texas Legislature are pushing to rein in renewable energy, part of ...

The New York Democrat called out Texas GOP Rep. Randy Weber’s “terribly disrespectful comment” after he accused her of addressing viewers instead of speaking directly to Republicans during the House ...

A raft of social conservative priorities backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hang in the balance, including efforts to infuse more ...

Feeding Texas called the plan to save $230 million by cutting SNAP benefits the largest rollback of food assistance in our ...

The state’s standardized test would be replaced with three smaller tests taken throughout the school year through House Bill ...

Republicans are looking at a battle in Texas for a U.S. Senate seat as a looming trainwreck in the upcoming midterm election ...

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The odds may be long, but if Trump’s unpopularity holds through the midterms, flipping four seats is possible.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered that a Georgetown scholar from India be released from immigration ...

The Texas House passed a bill on the eve of Mother’s Day, allowing a woman who is ‘pregnant or is a parent or legal guardian’ ...

The poll finds that about half of Republicans, 55%, are very or somewhat optimistic about their party’s future, up from 47% ...

Senators will hold a hearing Thursday on their counterproposal to the House's school funding bill. House Democrats and public ...