Former President Barack Obama praised a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers for fleeing their state to stop a vote on a redistricting bill, calling their actions “inspiring." ...

The Democrats announced they will return as long as Texas Republicans end a special session and California releases its own ...

Just as that money begins to flow, some of the state’s 1,200 school districts are still planning to tighten their belts by ...

In a statement, the House Democratic Caucus said its lawyers had advised returning “to build a strong public legislative ...

Texas Democrats have moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps ...

The Texas House Public Health Committee heard testimony Wednesday on legislation that would restrict hemp-derived products ...

HOUSTON — Electricity demand in Texas could double by 2035, and Houston is likely to see increased prices because of it.

Senate Bill 10, which would shield victims of sex trafficking from prosecution for certain crimes if they were coerced by their trafficker, has been passed in the Texas Senate during the special ...

The same claim appeared several times on X. On Facebook, an image with the text "TEXAS WILL START SUSPENDING STUDENTS WHO ARE ...

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Texas House Democratic lawmakers signaled on Thursday they are preparing to end their standoff over redistricting and return ...

"i'm genuinely astounded by how texas managed to get away with such blatant violations of the separation of church and state ...