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Texas and California — the two most populous U.S. states — are the leading actors in a back-and-forth push to remake the ...

President Donald Trump is expected to visit Central Texas this week. Local officials and forecasters have defended their actions before and after flash floods killed dozens in the region.

"Will take no actions to acquire lands within the acquisition boundary." White House cancels plan that would have expanded public lands by 700,000 acres: 'Unnecessary' first appeared on The Cool Down.

During his remarks at a press briefing today, Texas Representative Armando Walle put Trump on blast over his attempts to ...

The Trump administration has a fresh excuse for transferring Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to a comfier jail.

The White House is focusing on redistricting efforts beyond Texas to help Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House in ...

Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison (R) claimed Monday the Republican Party will “never have the White House again” if Democrats ...

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the Texas Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu, chair of the Texas House Democratic caucus, amid a redistricting standoff.

Three Democrats who fled Texas to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional maps told CBS News they'll stay out of the state ...

Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session that starts Monday.

The stakes surrounding Texas’ fight for redrawn congressional districts were laid out from either side of the aisle as claims ...