Democrats say they'll return to Austin if this current special session ends and if California moves forward with redistricting to balance out what Texas does..

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Gov. Abbott activates Texas emergency response for severe weather threat, readying resources and urging public safety.

The release is part of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that news organizations brought against state and local ...

Local records released this week — after a yearslong lawsuit —affirm previous reporting about law enforcement’s flawed ...

The redrawn map shifts voters in Austin, Houston, North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in hopes of creating five more Republican seats in the U.S. House.

Two months before a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the school ...

Republican leadership in the Texas House is hoping a new tip line will help them bring Democrats back to the Capitol amid the redistricting fight.

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...

Weeks after state lawmakers paved the way during its last regular session, the Texas Department of Public Safety has ...

Texas DPS will merge homeland security and intel units into a new division under Senate Bill 36, centralizing border ...