Following the death of Texas Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner last week, Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to release a time frame for a special election.

The Trump administration has launched a review of organizations that provide temporary housing and other aid to migrants, ...

Healthy pregnancies do not exist without access to abortion care. Lawmakers must untie the hands of physicians who are ...

One thing about surviving under an authoritarian oligarchy is that the circle of life doesn’t change much from how things go down under a democratic republic. My schedule has been erratic this winter ...

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The Texas governor gained national attention by busing migrants to Democratic cities. Now he’s paving the way for President ...

Efforts to legalize recreational marijuana continue to gain momentum across the country, with several states on the cusp of ...

The governor has repeatedly expressed confidence in the state’s election security but said he supports changing the system so ...

As President Trump targets transgender rights, the U.S. is seeing more LGBTQ+ representation at the ballot box. The LGBTQ+ ...