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Heads or tails? That's how Pasadena's newest council member was chosen. Plus, the 2026 Senate race is already heating up as ...

Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbot, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Senator John Cornyn provided updates on ...

Before the news conferrence, Gov. Abbott is meeting outside the building in Kerrville with Homeland Security Sen. John Cornyn, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Congressman Chip Roy, and Chief ...

Texas Democrats have a familiar face in the race for U.S. Senate, as Colin Allred kicks off his campaign for the seat ...

Allred jumped into the race as incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn faces a major primary challenge in his bid for a fifth ...

Texas lawmakers on both sides of the aisle took a break from July 4th festivities Friday to respond to deadly flooding in the ...

The "One Big Beautiful Bill," now enacted, directs that space shuttle Discovery be removed from the Smithsonian and placed on ...

Democrats last carried Texas in a presidential election 49 years ago, last elected a U.S. senator there in 1986 and have lost all statewide elections since 1994. Texas Republicans could, however, ...

On Tuesday, July 1, former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) announced that he is seeking the Democratic nomination in Texas' 2026 ...

Conservative Washington Post columnist George Will is warning that President Donald Trump could make the difference between ...