A vacancy in a statewide elective office means the governor selects the replacement. And it could set off a scramble across ...

Plans for a new voucher program need work to make sure enough low-income families can participate — and that the program ...

Gambling critics hope the net loss of more than a dozen votes for sports betting — and 10 votes for casinos — will be enough ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer signaled privately Thursday he's ready to start the process of considering a ...

Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) said he was carrying out the will of people in his district when he ripped a sign away from a ...

" Robert Morris, former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes " was first published by The ...

A Republican representative in Texas has introduced a bill that would make being transgender a felony in the state, ...

The proposed bill seeks to create a criminal offense that would be known as “gender identity fraud.” It states that people ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part two in a four-part series. Read part one here. President Trump and Texas lawmakers are pushing to loosen the ...

Rep. Keith Self, who referred to transgender Rep. Sarah McBride, as "Mr. McBride," said he is not obligated to "participate" ...