Cook has not been considered part of the conservative cadre that has been stridently critical of Phelan’s speakership, ...

Four GOP state representatives suspended their bids to challenge Phelan and 48 Republicans backed Cook, which could threaten ...

Laws in three states have enacted tougher restrictions for people who help voters with disabilities, language or other issues ...

A notice of appeal was filed hours after a Dallas County judge ruled to keep a ban on guns at the State Fair of Texas in ...

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Democrat Cecilia Castellano faces Republican Don McLaughlin, the former Uvalde mayor, in one of the more competitive Texas ...

Paxton sued the fair and the City of Dallas over the policy last month. He argued that since Fair Park is owned by the city ...

"We've got all the patients who are in the abdominal transplant program cared for — either they've been transferred to other ...

NetChoice, an industry organization whose membership includes many social media firms and whose mission is to make the ...

An Texas judge has slapped down an attempt by state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) to force the State Fair to allow guns.

On Thursday, the judge denied Paxton's request for an injunction to stop the firearms ban. Lawyers for Paxton's office declined to say whether they'd appeal. But attorneys for the State Fair say they ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants the federal government to share the citizenship status of registered voters whom the ...