Sen. John Thune said he wanted to confirm Trump's cabinet nominees and collaborate with him to make spending cuts and increase border security.

A Texas law passed last year banned TikTok and other apps from government-issued devices because of "security risk." ...

Many Houston hospitals had workplace violence prevention plans in place before a new Texas law required them to do so.

As the tip of the spear for Democrats nationally, California pushes the party to the left. President-elect Donald Trump's ...

It’s unlikely U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will use his position of power to evolve his thinking on climate change, the way the late ...

With Tuesday marking the 161st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Lincoln historian Steve Beckett shares ...

The Legislature banned diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public colleges and universities but the prohibition was ...

Announced in a release today, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is working with Texas legislators to pass an initiative called the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) – a decade-long ...

Based on media appearances and public forums, here's what former acting ICE director Tom Homan has said he will do starting ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to bring on Tom Homan, the former head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as border czar is a powerful step in the right direction for border security.

Texas Democrats are sorting through what went wrong for them after their shining hopes turned to ash in November — and what it means for their long-term plans to take power. The party was ...

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