Civil rights advocates on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to overturn a redistricting map expected to favor Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, saying it weakens the electoral influence of Black voters ...

Steven Rosenbaum is a digital producer for CBS Texas. A versatile journalist, Steven writes, edits and produces content for the CBS Texas digital platforms. Doug Myers is a digital content producer ...

A Democratic state lawmaker spent the night on the Texas House floor, refusing a Republican-imposed police escort to prevent her and her Democratic colleagues from leaving the state again as the GOP ...

Texas lawmakers redrew congressional districts in a partisan bid to give Republicans five additional U.S. House seats. The move set off a bipartisan war across the U.S. The Texas Legislature redrew ...

Dallas businessman Kyle Bass has proposed exporting millions of gallons of water from East Texas to other parts of the state. State Rep. Cody Harris, R-Palestine, speaks during Texas Water Day at the ...

I represent the people of El Paso, Texas in the state legislature, a west Texas district that is a 14-hour drive away from the Louisiana border. Yet, data from the Texas Legislative Council indicates ...

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, announced Thursday that he is running to become the next Texas Attorney General. Roy, who represents Texas' 21st Congressional District in the U.S. House, made the ...

The Texas redistricting battle is entering a new front as the fight turns to the courts, where Democrats and civil rights groups are expected to challenge the newly passed maps. Texas House Democrats ...

President Trump celebrated the Texas GOP’s “win” late Wednesday, after the state House approved its new Congressional map following weeks of turmoil. “Big WIN for the Great State of Texas!!!

Texas senators approved several bills Monday, one of which included another attempt at blocking hemp-derived THC products, marking another push after Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a similar proposal earlier ...

Texas Game Wardens have released more details regarding "Ghost Deer," an investigation that became one of the largest deer smuggling operations in the state's history. Officials have arrested 24 ...

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier will stay in the Texas Capitol until Wednesday, according to a statement from the Texas House Democratic Caucus, refusing to leave the building overnight to protest a ...