The Lone Star’s annexation treaty allows for up to four ‘new states of convenient size in addition to’ Texas to ‘be formed ...

For the past week, the Texas House has been at a standstill after Democrats secretly left the state to block a vote on a ...

Texas Republicans will again try to convene the state Legislature Monday for a vote on redrawing congressional maps in their ...

But sometimes the effort backfires: In trying to maximize their seats, a party spreads its voters too thin and fails to make some districts safe enough. These vulnerable districts can then flip to the ...

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Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's ...

At stake is control of the House of Representatives next year, where Republicans hold a slim, three-seat majority.

U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred will make a stop in Denton on his Unrig Texas town hall tour on Tuesday. Hosted at ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) sees the writing on the wall. A shift in California to the right is possible, and he wants to stop ...

J.B. Pritzker speaks alongside Gene Wu, right, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair, and other Texas Democrats on Aug. 3, ...

Republicans who are censured by their county party leaders may be blocked from the primary ballot under a new party rule ...

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