James Talarico's office defended accepting Republican billionaire funds while proposing a $10,000 cap on campaign contributions to Texas state lawmakers.

It will be the first test of whether Roy’s at times frosty relationship with President Trump — and his turn against Paxton — can withstand scrutiny in a statewide primary.

Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as ...

Two homes suffered severe damage and appear to be total losses after an overnight shed fire on the city's northeast side, officials said. No injuries were reported.

The Austin Independent School District hopes a new cohort of teachers will be able to do, this year, what the campus hasn’t been able to accomplish in the last several years: raise the campuses ...

Seven Democrats refused and were stuck on the House floor overnight. “We’ll keep doing this tit for tat as long as they’re doing it,” said Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier (D). California Democrats are ...

The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, with governors of both parties threatening to initiate similar efforts in other states.

Texas lawmakers approved a redistricting map giving Republicans five more U.S. House seats, shifting the delegation to 30–7.

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

Plus, new congressional maps passed in the Texas House could take effect by the end of the week. Similar redistricting ...

In response, the committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 1, allocating $200 million to improve infrastructure and technology ...

The California Senate on Thursday was set to act on newly drawn political maps aimed at giving Democrats five more seats in Congress, countering a partisan advantage President Donald Trump hopes to ...