The National Weather Service has warned of "searing heat and oppressive humidity that occurs during the 'dog days of summer'." ...

Republicans are encountering some early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority next ...

Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session that starts Monday.

House Democrats are actively preparing for political trench warfare against the GOP in next year’s midterm battle, with talks taking shape behind the scenes to mount a counterattack against President ...

The messy and overtly political process of redrawing Texas congressional boundaries begins Monday in the Legislature.

In 2003, just three years after the decennial census, Texas Republicans developed a proposal to redraw that state’s congressional boundaries so provocative it caused 52 House Democrats to charter a ...

At least 135 people, including 37 children, died in the torrential downpour over the July 4 holiday weekend. The number of missing people dropped sharply on Saturday.

President Donald Trump said he believes Texas can squeeze out five more Republican seats in the U.S. House to shore up the GOP majority ahead of the midterms.

Texas’ first special session of 2025 starts Monday, during which state lawmakers will consider new congressional maps approve ...