The coastal city also has been trying for years to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as big, ...

The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.

In a letter to U.S. congressional leaders, the governor blamed previous border security policy for leaving Texas “defenseless,” forcing state officials to spend billions.

More than a dozen Texas Democrats expressed concern about the elimination of a federal policy preventing immigration arrests at schools.

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

Neither of Texas’ two senators serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee. But both Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz introduced Rollins at Thursday’s hearing, calling her a “no-brainer.” Both have known ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as the next director of the CIA on Thursday.

BROWNSVILLE — It was an unusually cold Saturday morning in the Rio Grande Valley but that didn't stop hundreds of people from forming a line that wound throughout the south side of the Brownsville ...