In Texas, local governments are empowered to place burn bans in effect when drought conditions exist, prohibiting or restricting outdoor burning for public safety. As of Thursday, January 8, Lubbock ...

Many states in the United States would be significantly impacted if sea levels rose 10 feet, including Texas, a projection ...

The Supreme Court’s decision to let Texas use its contested congressional maps in the 2026 elections landed with a thud in ...

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 ...

Republican Congressional Rep. Beth Van Duyne, left, Democrat Congressional Rep. Julie Johnson, center, and Republican Congressional Rep. Brandon Gill discussed redistricting at a recent Dallas ...

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Democratic Texas Rep. Gene Wu surrounded by other Texas House Democrats and Democratic members of Congress. (Nam Y. Huh/AP) The Texas House of Representatives had enough members present Monday morning ...

Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, right, huddles with other democrat senators and staff members to fight against a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate ...

The Texas Legislature redrew the state's congressional districts after a bitter, partisan battle. Republicans undertook the rare, mid-decade redistricting in hopes of picking up five additional ...