On the first day of the special legislative session, a group of state representatives and community leaders rallied at the Texas State Capitol to push for legislation they believe could save lives ...

U.S. Democratic Reps. Sylvia Garcia, Lizzie Fletcher, Al Green and Jasmine Crockett were among the politicians who spoke ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Wednesday scrutinized the state's emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people after a top Republican said legislators had no ...

The president is investing in the midterms, eliminating potentially bloody primary battles and promising to help the GOP stay ...

As the Texas Legislature plans to redraw congressional maps in an effort to increase Republican members in the U.S. House, ...

Newsom told reporters the GOP's push to redraw congressional maps in Texas is a "five-alarm fire for democracy in the United States" and is doubling down on his threat to overhaul California's ...

The chair of the Texas redistricting committee, Republican state Rep. Cody Vasut, said during a Thursday hearing that "it is prudent and proper" for the committee to deal with items the governor put ...

Tensions ran high at the Texas Capitol Thursday as lawmakers held their first public hearing on a controversial plan to ...

Redistricting usually happens after census counts or in response to a court ruling. Now, Texas Republicans want to break that ...