Politics Nov 18 Federal judges block Texas congressional map drawn to help GOP in 2026 midterms A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of picking up five U.S. House seats.
Politics Nov 05 Texas Democrats Menefee and Edwards advance to runoff for vacant U.S. House seat Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former council member Amanda Edwards finished atop a 16-person field in Tuesday's special election.
Politics Nov 03 Live Results: Texas 18th Congressional District 2025 election Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards advanced to a runoff Tuesday night in a special election for a U.S. House seat that has been vacant since March and will narrow the GOP's slim majority once a winner is sworn in.
Politics Oct 28 Maine and Texas latest fronts in voting battles, with voter ID, citizenship on the ballot The initiatives are the latest in a wave of voting-related measures since President Donald Trump's false claims about widespread fraud costing him reelection in 2020.
Politics Oct 24 Head of the Alamo’s historic site resigns after top Texas Republican criticized her views The CEO of the nonprofit managing the Alamo resigned after a powerful Republican state official criticized her publicly, suggesting that her views aren't compatible with the history of the Texas shrine.
Politics Aug 19 A Texas Democratic state lawmaker stayed overnight in the Legislature to protest required surveillance Her overnight stay stemmed from Republicans in the Texas House requiring returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called "permission slips," agreeing to around-the-clock surveillance by state Department of Public Safety officers to leave the floor.
Politics Jul 30 Texas Republicans push new congressional map creating more GOP seats Texas Republicans have proposed a new congressional map that creates five additional GOP-leaning districts as they brace for a challenging midterm election in 2026.
Politics Jun 28 Hortmans’ beloved dog Gilbert lay in state with slain Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse Gilbert the golden retriever was home with Democratic leader and Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband when a gunman fatally shot the couple and mortally wounded their beloved dog. And he was with them again Friday when the…
Nation Jun 16 Trump administration using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more ICE detention beds ICE's moves have delighted industry analysts on company earnings calls and promised bigger profits but have also drawn criticism.
Nation Jun 16 Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and ‘a true leader’ Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate.