Gov. Greg Abbott called a July 21 special session to revisit vetoed bills, including the hotly contested ban on hemp products ...

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aides have signaled their boss’s willingness to counter Texas redistricting with a similar ...

Patrick is president of the Texas Senate and is arguably the most powerful person in the Legislature. He appeared to support the idea of redrawing legislative boundaries to squeeze one or two more ...

Under the map passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, some Black and Hispanic populations previously in District 10 were split into two other districts with majority-white electorates.

State lawmakers agreed on doing away with the test in favor of three new ones spread through the school year but reached an ...

More than 100,000 people across Brazoria and Galveston counties are facing food insecurity, according to a May report from ...

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, a pair of once-highly-touted Democratic candidates are trying to make a comeback: ...

Facing the possibility of losing control of the U.S. House next year, national Republicans are pushing two GOP-led states are weighing aggressively redrawing their congressional districts and ...

Check out a roundup of our Star-Telegram Opinion team's assessment of proposed Texas laws on education, cannabis and more, along with the political fallout.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday put off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, ...

In Texas, meanwhile, Republicans are considering whether to hold a special legislative session to undertake a rare mid-decade map-drawing that supporters hope could result in the GOP picking up as ...