Vinnie Pasquantino homered in the first inning and then scored the go-ahead run in the seventh when Jonathan India was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, helping the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 win ...

Parts of the Texas Capitol grounds were evacuated and closed to visitors on Tuesday evening after reports of an active shooter threat.The building itself was s ...

After Democrats returned to the Texas statehouse, Republican leadership assigned law enforcement officers to monitor them to ...

Texas lawmakers are set to vote as early as Wednesday on state Republicans' controversial congressional redistricting map.

Texas Republicans mandated that Democratic lawmakers not be allowed to leave the state house without a permission slip and a ...

SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson explains the rarely enforced rules being applied during this second special session of the legislature.

The vote will take place after Democrats returned to the House Monday, which established a quorum for the first time in two weeks.

Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN), the world’s largest Christian television network, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against TV show host Dr. Phil (Phil McGraw) and his production company, Peteski Productions, ...

Texas State Representative Nicole Collier remained on the House floor Monday night after refusing to sign paperwork agreeing to be escorted by the Texas Departm ...

A Democratic state lawmaker who fled Texas in protest of a GOP redistricting effort is asking a court to let her exit the Capitol, after she was told she needs a police escort to leave the building.

Thousands of Massachusetts state employees working remotely, at least part of the time. But is it preventing businesses and ...