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Get live updates on the effort among House Republicans to fill the vacant speaker position after…

One former state lawmaker said the laws aim to create “a reproductive prison in the state…

Sanz was accused of throwing a chair at his sister. The case was dismissed after Sanz…

The conservative 5th Circuit federal appeals court is weighing Texas’ claim that a migrant ‘invasion’ gives…

The Biden administration will waive 26 laws to build additional border barriers in the Rio Grande…

The slew of cases has alarmed legal experts, patient advocates and former health officials from both…

There is no evidence to support the claims  

LIBERTY, Texas (AP) — Mario Carranza put a mobile home on a $28,000 lot in Colony…

Green conservatives credit former Speaker Kevin McCarthy with moving Republicans away from climate science denialism. His…

Mario Carranza put a mobile home on a $28,000 lot in Colony Ridge, one of the…

For all Kevin McCarthy’s flaws, he was also one of the most active political animals in…

WASHINGTON – In the early skirmishing for the top job in the U.S. House of Representatives,…

Tarrant County will end its partnership with a nonprofit that seeks to empower girls and young…

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is expected to weather a challenge to his post when lawmakers…

After a historic vote to remove the speaker, lawmakers departed Washington on Tuesday night with the…

Less than a week before the Texas Legislature returns for a special session, far right conservatives…

The Republican Party has placated its most extreme elements for years, elevating their voices from precinct…

House Republicans are scrambling to coalesce around a small number of candidates to be Speaker of…

University leaders say the new Hill Institute will promote values like family life, the free and…

Less than a week before the Texas Legislature returns for a special session, far right conservatives…

Texas has by far the largest Republican delegation in the House, and gaining their support would…

Jones will be at Norma’s Cafe in Dallas to speak with diners Thursday about elections, inflation,…

GOP leaders claim the development markets to undocumented people and is plagued by crime. One of…

The contest is an initial salvo in what’s expected to be numerous challenges of anti-Paxton, House…

Less than a week before the Texas Legislature returns to Austin for a special session, far…

Less than a week before the Texas Legislature returns for a special session, far right conservatives…

Ahead of a special legislative session, the governor has implied there will be political consequences for…

The list of possibilities include members of his leadership team and some top conservative allies.  

EDITOR: I am old enough to remember Walter Cronkite, the Huntley/Brinkley report, and I was in…

The full episode transcript of Grapevine, Episode 2: The Seven Mountains  

These suburbs have a decades-long history of contentious public arguments over cultural issues.  

Opinion by Mary Ziegler