Texas' governor-elect has pledged to replace the state's top public education official when she takes office in January. Here's why.

A blue-leaning Texas House of Representatives could pass legislation that takes aim at the state's bans on abortion, but would likely meet strong resistance from a Republican-controlled Senate.

The 87-year-old Houston Democrat, known as Ms. T, has served in the Legislature since 1973. On Tuesday, her party won control of the Texas House for the first time since 2003.

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Johnson will be the first Democratic Texas Attorney General since Dan Morales, who was in office from 1991-1999.

The six-day pause from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky comes as the administration ramps up efforts to secure an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.

The city’s $442 million bond is about half the size of the 2022 bond and comes with a smaller list of public projects — but no tax increase.

Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez wants a study of cannabis legalization’s potential economic impact ahead of the 90th legislative session.

The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, is out after 18 tumultuous months in charge.

Republican control of the Texas State Board of Education had steadily increased over the last few cycles, but Democrats doubled their seats on the board this year, taking a narrow majority.