“The underlying goal is this plan is straightforward: Improve Republican political performance,” he told his colleagues, adding that the crux of the changes to the maps center on five districts that ...

Democratic representative Chris Turner called it a "clear violation of the Voting Rights Act and the constitution," according to Austin-based news site The Texas Tribune.

Slim margins create legislative and institutional uncertainty that has very real consequences for how Congress is run and how policy gets made.

“Please pass this bill, protect our kids and do not let their deaths be in vain.”

The mother of the only camper still missing from Camp Mystic shared a heartfelt tribute to her daughter and called for legislative action while speaking at the Texas Capitol Wednesday.

“Training should prepare staff and campers to act, not to wait,” said Matthew Childress, whose camp-counselor daughter, Chloe, 18, died trying to protect young girls under her care.