Summer heat is bearing down on U.S. prisons, where temperatures in uncooled cells can climb well into the triple digits. While some states try to make the situation better, in other states efforts ...

After House Democrats absconded for more than two weeks in opposition to a Congressional redistricting bill, the Texas House on Wednesday passed the bill by a vote of 88-52. It was passed after ...

Senate Bill 10 would require Ten Commandments posters to be displayed in public school classrooms across Texas if they are donated. The bill was signed by Governor Abbott in June.

The new map, ordered up by President Donald Trump and endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott, would wipe out five Democrat-held congressional districts ...

Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S.

The Texas State Association of Firefighters is opposing a bill that would lower tax rates, fearing that it would also lower the funding fire departments get from local governments.

Parents of children who died in the devastating July 4 flood at Camp Mystic delivered emotional testimony before Texas ...

The Texas House approved new mid-decade redistricting maps on Wednesday after a two-week delay with a vote of 88-52.

The parents of Camp Mystic flood victims delivered emotional testimonies before the Texas Senate Committee on Disaster ...

The underlying goal of this plan is straightforward: improve Republican political performance,” said State Rep. Todd Hunter ...

How much will Newsom's redistricting special election cost California? As of right now, it's unclear. The Legislature has not earmarked funds or identified an official estimated cost.

The end of tuition breaks under the Texas Dream Act, once championed by some Republicans on economic grounds, is creating chaos on college campuses.