After approval of universal school choice in Tennessee, Texas & South Carolina lawmakers seek to make sure their constituents ...

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Congressional Republicans are pushing legislation that would make sweeping changes to voter registration, including requiring those signing up to present documents proving U.S. citizenship.

University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll illustrated, not for the first time, that the latest battle in Texas Republican leaders’ forever war on property taxes is fueled in part by many voters’ ...

Texas lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at modernizing the state’s alcohol laws by allowing spirits-based ...

Texas House Rep. Ken King has submitted a bill that would designate the tomahawk rib-eye as the state’s official steak. Coverage like this is very rare, but we have an obligation to deliver the news ...

An East Texas state senator has filed and introduced to committee legislation intended to make broadband internet more easily available to more communities.

Ghazal Lounge opened Jan. 17 in the Florence of McKinney retail development, according to a company representative.

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A former Republican Tennessee lawmaker says President Donald Trump has pardoned him two weeks into his 21-month prison ...

LocalVet Urgent Care will provide care to pets when other clinics may be closed, operating after hours from noon to midnight ...

The prominent right-wing pastor told state lawmakers that an anti-communist curriculum is crucial to reaffirming that America is a “Christian country.” ...