The leader of the Democratic Legislative Committee says her party has a "once in a generation opportunity" in the coming ...

Rep. Christina Morales, the new chair of the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee, said she wants to initially target ...

Candidates have until Monday to file to run in the primary election. Many have been waiting for the legal battle to play out before doing so.

The announcement by the congresswoman, a rising star in the party, came hours after another prominent candidate, Colin Allred ...

A tough economy and polling that shows dissatisfaction with the president’s policies might return votes to the Democratic ...

Colin Allred exits Senate race to run for House in Texas's 33rd district, aiming to avoid a divisive Democratic primary.

Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip five seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that ...

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In case anyone wonders if there’s any point in taking a stand only to be forced to capitulate down the road, I would invite you to consider an episode from last summer. Was it worth it? They would say ...

President Donald Trump has expressed angry regret over his eyebrow-raising pardon of Texas politician Henry Cuellar after he ...

When likening politics to football, one adage that often crops up is that the most important part of the game is played between the 40-yard lines. In the literal football sense, that means whichever ...

The Supreme Court issued an emergency ruling on Texas' request to reinstate the legislature's recently redrawn congressional ...