The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s ...

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) thinks former President Biden left Latinos hanging amid a flurry of last-minute pardons that ...

Republican officeholders and GOP grassroots activists learn difficult lesson about meddling in the affairs of the Texas House ...

A leader who learned to keep promises, a chance at chairing committees, and what they see as more chances for a fairer ...

Texas has some of the most lenient ethics laws in the country. Donors can give unlimited amounts to candidates, and Patrick’s ...

Some Texas Democrats in Congress plan to skip President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, while Republicans are ready to ...

When Democrats lose, their first impulse is to obstruct, to take their ball and go home — as their ongoing boycott in ...

House battlefield is shaped by districts that backed a House member and presidential candidate of different parties.

Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender ...

California, Illinois and New York are shrinking. Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. With America’s population shifting ...

Sen. Marsha Blackburn expects and hopes more Democrat lawmakers will vote to support bills that protect women and girls in sports from transgenders.