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The 39th president died Sunday at the age of 100. He came to Dallas in 1995 to talk about his book, Always a Reckoning, on KERA-TV. -
U.S. Department of Energy, Historian's Office/Public DomainThere are several factors that contributed to Carter’s 1976 victory in Texas, including “Carter’s stature as a white Southerner.”
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President-elect Donald Trump and his newest top-lieutenant, Elon Musk, have sent Washington scrambling to avoid a government shutdown, even before Trump takes office. -
As the Texas Legislature prepares to return in January, the battle between two Republicans for the powerful role of House speaker is underscoring divisions within the party. -
More than five dozen groups — including United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and the Tarrant Area Food Bank — wrote in support of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's request for $300 million to improve processing times for Medicaid and SNAP applications. -
Texas political news has been dominated lately by the fight over who will be the new speaker of the Texas House. Here’s a look at what’s at stake, why the chamber’s Republicans are butting heads and why the speaker role matters so much in Texas. -
Burrows claims the support of a coalition of Republicans and Democrats, while Cook has the endorsement of the GOP caucus. -
Texas House Democrats pick Rep. Gene Wu as caucus chair. What does this mean for the speaker's race?The party is in the minority, but it’s the leader's job to make sure their voices are heard across the aisle. -
Emboldened by the recent election, some Texas lawmakers are already filing bills that would dictate bathroom use, limit gender identity markers on documents and restrict funding for surgeries. -
The two-term Republican caught many Capitol observers off guard when he emerged as the standard-bearer for a coalition that wants to depose Phelan and reshape how the House operates. -
State Senator Paul Bettencourt pre-filed seven bills largely aimed at past practices in Harris County. Six of them previously cleared the Senate in 2023 but died in the House at the end of the regular legislative session. -
Tina Clinton says additional mail-in and provisional ballots led to her victory over Republican Matthew Kolodoski in a tight race for a Fifth Court of Appeals seat. -
Allegations of sex trafficking and drug use had stirred controversy over Matt Gaetz being attorney general. -
Cruz made the announcement less than an hour before Republican senators were scheduled to vote for their next leader to replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell.
