A faculty senate survey found professors altered or were asked to change material in 277 courses after Texas Tech’s restrictions on race, sexuality and gender.

Former Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer defeated longtime local politician Annise Parker to win the Democratic nomination for Harris County judge in what political experts say might be a ...

To counter what appeared to be a GOP push to elevate Maureen Galindo, who’d voiced antisemitic stereotypes, national Democrats carpet-bombed the San Antonio area with $1.7 million worth of ads.

Minnesota prosecutors say the agent lied about what led up to the shooting. He is now charged with four felonies and one misdemeanor.

Burrows relied on Democratic support to win the gavel last year, then green-lit a wave of conservative priorities.

The city is looking into emergency conservation measures as most options for additional water have been tapped or are years from completion.

The power struggle between old-school Bush Republicans and hardline conservatives predates President Donald Trump. But he has used his clout to help tip the scales.

A federal appeals court allowed Texas to require app stores to verify users’ ages and seek parental consent before a minor can download apps.

The attorney general’s victory is a crushing blow to the Texas GOP's old guard, which has faltered in recent years against the Paxton-led insurgent wing.

Texas lawmakers proposed a bill to allow private-sector lithium mining companies to work on certain military bases.

TEA officials on Thursday denied the district’s request to approve a partnership to run its three chronically failing schools that would have put a pause on the campuses' accountability rating.

The governor said undergraduate tuition and fees should stay frozen after some public university systems weighed increases.