Two bills introduced by Republicans — one targeting infanticide and one limiting abortion after 20 weeks — were rejected by the U.S. Senate, failing to receive the 60 votes needed.
The federal pre-K and child care program currently serves about 940 kids in Dallas County. However, multiple studies have questioned the program's impact amid recent reports of fraud.
Following his victory in Nevada, Bernie Sanders held a rally in Austin on Sunday where he promised to enact a litany of socialist policies while vowing to defeat President Trump in Texas.
The Vermont socialist handily won the Nevada Democratic caucuses on Saturday. With 60 percent of precincts reporting, Sanders has taken in 46 percent of the vote.
The Department of Defense approved the transfer of $3.8 billion from U.S. Navy and Air Force programs to be used for border wall construction instead.
The primary between incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar and challenger Jessica Cisneros may serve as a bellwether for the direction of the Democratic Party.
Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio received evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined off the coast of Japan since February 3.
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw's proposed legislation prohibiting drone sales with China passed by voice vote in the House with support from fellow Texas Rep. Van Taylor.
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Tipton was held on Wednesday. Confirmation by the Senate would fill the last remaining federal vacancy in Texas.
Despite local authorities hopes for more than $30 million, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will not be designating new funding for the Panther Island redevelopment project along the the Trinity River.
In the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary yesterday, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, and Amy Klobuchar all walked away with delegates ahead of Super Tuesday next month.
A Democratic bill aimed at decriminalizing illegal entry and ending automatic deportations garners support from three members of the Texas delegation.
The first month of the New Year marked the eighth month in a row apprehension levels declined at the southern border.
The OMB budget proposal serves as a guide to Congress for what the president would like to see instituted. The last time Congress passed a budget before the fiscal year deadline was 1996.
The donation by Baylor Scott & White of its Garland campus is expected to be finalized in March. The VA's North Texas system currently serves 184,000 veterans.
Flores has been a combination of conservative and establishment Republican while in Congress — riding in on the Tea Party's 2010 wave and verbally opposing the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
In 2018, Brady PAC won 88 percent of its federal races. One of those they lost was against Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21). This year, the pro-gun control group hopes Wendy Davis can pull it off.
During the State of the Union address, President Trump called on Congress to pass Sen. Ted Cruz's Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunities Act, but the bill has divided some conservatives.
Maduro's Venezuela retaliated against the U.S. for its support of opposition leader Juan Guaidó by imprisoning six U.S.-based oil executives.
The death of al-Rimi is the latest high-profile Islamic terrorist leader to be killed by U.S. forces following the elimination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and ISIS' Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
