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Texas legislators have approved a new electoral map aimed at maintaining the Republican stronghold in the U.S. Congress for the 2026 legislative elections. The state Senate passed the map in a ...

The future of Texas congressional elections and minority voting rights are in the hands of three federal judges after hearing nearly two weeks of testimony in a lawsuit alleging Republican leaders ...

As the 2026 midterm elections loom, the future of Texas politics and minority voting rights hangs in the hands of three judges as arguments continue on alleged racial profiling spearheaded by state ...

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At the Texas AFL-CIO headquarters Wednesday evening, legislators, the NAACP, and a university professor united against UT-Austin’s handling of Senate Bill 17’s ban on DEI-related programs at public ...

Texas -- Texas regulators on Wednesday advanced a plan for reducing pollution at its national parks that lacks any new limits on air pollutants that cause haze and disregards concerns voiced by ...

Cryptocurrency is on the minds of several state lawmakers this legislative session. Bills have been filed to aid in crypto mining, to set up a Texas digital currency backed by gold and to officially ...

Fifty years ago, Cile Holloway attended a national animal welfare conference and realized there was nobody working on legislation to improve the lives of animals in Texas. Back then, it was a tough ...

A panel of three federal judges on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional seats in the 2026 midterm elections, ruling 2 ...

The shooting happened around 5:35 p.m. Saturday in the 2400 block of Culebra Road near NW 27th Street. Read full article: Warm Stretch Continues Across South‑Central Texas San Antonio police ...

Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, right, huddles with other democrat senators and staff members to fight against a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate ...