Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district ...

A Democrat won a state legislative special election in a district that President Trump carried by 17 percentage points, ...

Patrick’s initial five-item to-do list also included assessing risks posed by hostile foreign entities to the grid’s supply ...

The Mississippi Legislature is pushing to restrict cellphones in classrooms. The House Education Committee passed a bill on ...

Suzanne Bellsnyder used to work for Republicans in Austin. Now she’s challenging them to do better for rural Texas, where she lives and operates two newspapers and a growing Substack newsletter.

Voters get to decide who will appear on the November ballot for a range of elected offices, from governor to the U.S. House ...

One year into the second term of President Donald Trump, his administration’s focus on undocumented immigrants has ...

Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico focused on President Donald Trump and Ken Paxton, prompting John Cornyn and ...

Texas passed a new AI law in 2025 and is now in effect as we enter 2026. Here's the details about the AI law. I focus on AI ...

The latest rules replace similar emergency measures, prohibiting Texas alcohol retailers from selling intoxicating hemp-derived THC products to minors. State health officials are currently considering ...

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