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Members of the state’s GOP delegation were among the loudest voices critiquing their own party’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” In ...
Democrats last carried Texas in a presidential election 49 years ago, last elected a U.S. senator there in 1986 and have lost all statewide elections since 1994. Texas Republicans could, however, ...
The president wins over sparring factions within his own party to get the bill passed after months of wrangling.
The episode revealed the enormous influence of a segment of the Republican Party that has come to distrust Big Tech.
Many Republicans had harshly criticized President Trump’s marquee bill extending tax cuts and slashing social safety net ...
Here’s how Texas’ lawmakers and elected officials reacted to the news of the US House of Representatives’ passage of the “Big ...
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aides have signaled their boss’s willingness to counter Texas redistricting with a similar ...
Solar energy now makes up almost 20 percent of the grid’s capacity and 40 percent of new gigawatts in line for ...
The procedural "rule" vote was 219-213, with one Republican, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, joining all Democrats in ...
A South Texas grand jury this week reportedly indicted nine people, including the former chair of the Bexar County Democratic ...
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