Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is considering a run for US Senate, according to new reports. A run against Senator John Cornyn would be a test of the split in the Texas Republican Party.

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Texas federal lawmakers are making a bipartisan effort to introduce legislation to help combat the Cattle Fever Tick infestation in Texas and nationwide.

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Texas' senior U.S. senator says he expects Trump to move swiftly on border matters once he resumes office next week.

Several members of the Texas Legislature are expressing their support after Gov. Greg Abbott asked the federal government to reimburse Texas for money it spent securing the border during the Biden administration.

Condemning such assaults on law enforcement officers should be the easiest thing for a politician. But too many Republicans couldn’t even muster that.

Around 4,000 anti-abortion demonstrators marched to the Capitol in Austin Saturday to celebrate the movement’s long-fought victories in the state.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, in a call from Washington with Texas reporters Thursday, said he expects Donald Trump to issue "100 or so executive orders" on the first day of his new administration ...

Two of Lina Hidalgo’s former aides were accused nearly three years ago of giving a chosen vendor an $11 million COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Paxton gave more credence to the rumors, saying that despite "loving what I’m doing … I’m looking potentially at the U.S. Senate."

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ’s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, is facing a contentious confirmation hearing Thursday, with Democrats focused on his plans to overhaul the bureau and whether he'll seek legal retribution against Trump's political opponents.