So far, six Texas Republicans are among the growing number of members of Congress who’ve announced they’re retiring, finishing out their term next year.

GOP leaders in Washington are ramping up pressure on Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt to drop out of the Texas Senate race, warning that his candidacy could cost their party tens of millions of dollars and ...

Patrick said the commission’s goal through the public hearings is to “remind people of this magnificent inheritance that we ...

Critics warn the move, which requires more time, money and staffers, could lead to confusion, errors and delayed results in ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A cause of death has been ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton says his push to restrict the upcoming GOP primary only to registered Republican voters is based on legal grounds. But one of his top advisors recently suggested the move ...

The postmortems for Republicans’ lackluster results in this month's spate of elections in New Jersey, Virginia and beyond are in, and while pet theories abound, there is one thing almost everyone ...

Thirty Republican current and former elected leaders from Dallas-Fort Worth are backing Sen. John Cornyn for re-election over Attorney General Ken Paxton and Houston Congressman Wesley Hunt. Among ...

The deal to end the federal government shutdown began in the U.S. Senate and included something a bit unexpected: A ban on all consumable retail hemp products containing any synthetic form of THC.

Tarrant County Republican Party Chair Bo French launched his campaign for Texas Railroad Commission, the agency that regulates the state's oil and gas industry. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer ...

U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt introduced a bill on Wednesday to partially repeal bipartisan gun legislation that the senator he is trying to unseat in next year's GOP primary, John Cornyn, helped negotiated ...

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