At the same time, some Democrats acknowledged the Lubbock Republican let them leave their mark on some of the GOP bills they ...

A group of more than 20 progressive US House representatives are pushing for new restrictions on US aid to Israel.

Governor Greg Abbott made a stop in Midland Thursday, joined by former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Don Evans, Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick, Senator Kevin ...

Over 50 Democratic senators and representatives have pledged to boycott six popular Washington, D.C., restaurants in support ...

Now that the body has adjourned, we look back at what lawmakers did to improve Texans’ health. Our conclusion? Not much.

Texas’ conservative Legislature has again and again refused to mandate that most private businesses use E-Verify. Experts say ...

On June 2, the Texas legislature passed the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act, (TX AI Act or bill) which heads to the ...

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Congressional Republicans are largely shrugging off billionaire Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s social media rampage to ...

OJ Jenkins, Ahmad Goree, Kelly Drake, Ruth Thunderhawk, Michelle Carpenter, Marisa Gonzales, Paul Von Wupperfeld and David ...

State Rep. Tony Tinderholt says he's leaving the Texas House and will run for a spot on the newly redrawn Tarrant County ...