Firmly in the minority and stripped of committee chairperson posts, Democrats in Texas were powerless to stop the onslaught of conservative legislation that ran counter to their agenda. Democrats were ...

Another factor in Democrats’ favor is the backlash most presidents’ parties face in midterm elections. Texas Democrats would ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders is continuing his nationwide “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, with upcoming stops in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, in an effort to defeat oligarchy and authoritarianism ...

The plan would shift voters from safely red districts into blue ones. Members of the GOP delegation aren't sold.

Demonstrations against immigration raids began in Los Angeles last week and have spread across the country, including to ...

Lawmakers have approved funding clinical trials for ibogaine as a treatment for addiction and brain trauma. It comes as Texas ...

From private school vouchers to tougher bail policies, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won approval of nearly all his priorities in a ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was clear from the start. Weeks before this year’s legislative session began, and before he announced ...

It’s an unusual situation for the lieutenant governor, long viewed by GOP activists as a stalwart conservative responsible ...

He ultimately apologized in a news interview for calling people heartless. Back in Texas, Patrick, then a state senator, used ...