The 87-year-old Houston Democrat, known as Ms. T, has served in the Legislature since 1973. On Tuesday, her party won control ...

A blue-leaning Texas House of Representatives could pass legislation that takes aim at the state's bans on abortion, but ...

Texas' governor-elect has pledged to replace the state's top public education official when she takes office in January. Here ...

In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” we hear this week's edition of Tessa Takes On, in which Tessa sits down with ...

Houston Public Media provides informative, thought-provoking and entertaining content through a multi-media platform that ...

Prompted by Democratic gains during the midterm elections, Houston Mayor John Whitmire said Friday he’s directing the Houston ...

Johnson will be the first Democratic Texas Attorney General since Dan Morales, who was in office from 1991-1999.

A historic blue tsunami sweeps across midterm elections nationwide. Are the election results a referendum on President Donald ...

Thursday’s groundbreaking event marks the start of a two-year, $15 million preservation project to prevent the century-old ...

From the first Native American elected to the U.S. Senate and the first Muslim who will join the upper chamber to the ...

The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

Officials across Europe reported a fresh slew of bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, following a string of ...