The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his ...

The majority of Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted on Thursday night to advance the nomination of former Rep. Doug Collins, ...

Dade Phelan a third term as speaker of the Texas House was that Republican lawmakers felt they should be able to elect the chamber's leader without any help from the outnumbered Democrats.

Texas Democrats have lost ground during the last ... It has only grown redder since Trump’s 3-point win there in 2020 ballooned to a roughly 18-point victory in 2024. But Democrats believe ...

A former U.S. Representative from Texas is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence agency. John ...

They said continuing to give leadership positions to Democrats stalled conservative legislation that they and the Republican Party of Texas supported. Now, neither chamber of the Texas Legislature ...

AUSTIN, Texas — On Tuesday, Jan. 14, Texas state senators and representatives will begin the 89th regular session of the Texas Legislature. Unlike the U.S. Congress, Texas lawmakers only meet in ...

North Texas statehouse Democrats say other states are doing a better job of protecting their citizens — and that needs to change. On Sunday, they outlined their priorities for the legislative ...

The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new rules that prevent Democrats from serving as committee chairs ...

Doug Collins, who in December 2020 signed an amicus ... determining that Texas lacked standing to challenge other states’ election results. Democratic lawmakers expressed outrage at the attempts ...

The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to ...