Week 1 of the college football season kicks off with a blockbuster matchup between top five teams. Defending champion, Ohio State, hosts Arch Manning and #1-ranked Texas in a rematch from last year's ...

Civil rights advocates on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to overturn a redistricting map expected to favor Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, saying it weakens the electoral influence of Black voters ...

Republican lawmakers in Texas are nearing the final legislative hurdle they need to clear to complete a partisan gerrymander of the state that could potentially shift next year's midterm elections in ...

Texas House lawmakers approved a new gerrymandered map Wednesday that would likely give Republicans five additional congressional seats, at President Donald Trump’s urging, overcoming a protest by ...

A federal judge in San Antonio temporarily halted a Texas law that would require public schools to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom by siding with a group of families who claimed the ...

Texas senators approved several bills Monday, one of which included another attempt at blocking hemp-derived THC products, marking another push after Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a similar proposal earlier ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives regained a quorum Monday after some of the House Democrats who left the state returned to Austin. As of Monday, about a dozen Democrats remain out of ...

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Texas lawmakers redrew congressional districts in a partisan bid to give ...

It’s that time of year when long-range forecasters start casting their votes on what winter will look like across the country. It’s a challenging feat that’s been correct at times and dead wrong in ...

A Texas lawmaker found herself effectively trapped in her seat Monday, planted on the House floor after refusing to sign a political "permission slip"—a GOP-mandated form requiring Department of ...

James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined ...