On Tuesday, the Texas State Senate approved the new maps which are aimed at flipping as many as five Texas seats in the U.S. House of Representatives from Democratic to Republican. That includes three ...

Critics say the governor is using relief dollars as leverage and political cover to push through President Trump's ...

The Texas Senate’s packed floor session Tuesday wasn’t without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber’s ...

The redrawn map shifts voters in Austin, Houston, North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in hopes of creating five more ...

In a dramatic turn of events, Texas Senate Democrats staged a walkout on Tuesday, challenging Governor Greg Abbott’s decision ...

Plus: Federalization takes hold in D.C.{beacon} TEXAS GOV. GREG ABBOTT (R) said Tuesday he’ll call for another special ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to eliminate as many as 10 Democratic districts should California move ahead with its plan to redraw its House map.

Democrats' absence has halted work in the Texas House, which must also approve the new boundaries, for more than a week.

The Texas House of Representatives will convene on Monday to try and meet a quorum, one week after Democrats fled the state.

Due to the Texas House not having a quorum and lawmakers signaling an early end to the 1st, Gov. Abbott announced the immediate call for another one.

Texas Republican Governor Gregg Abbott has warned Democrats that he could "eliminate" 10 of his state's 12 Democratic-held ...

On Monday, Abbott spoke with CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink live during the 5 p.m. newscast about the political ...