SEATTLE (AP) — Severe weather sweeping parts of the U.S. brought frigid temperatures to the Pacific Northwest, heavy snow to mountains in Northern California and Nevada and unseasonable warmth to Texas and the Southeast.  Emergency…

Republicans in the fast-growing suburbs north of Dallas had a scare last year. Democrat Joe Biden came within a single percentage point of then-President Donald Trump in the congressional district represented by Republican Van Taylor.…

Political primaries define candidates in the most extreme ways, and that usually isn’t good for governing. But general elections, when they are competitive, can be moderating influences on governing. Yes, the races get ugly, but…

AUSTIN, Texas — Amid growing scrutiny from parents and conservative politicians of curriculum in Texas public schools, a Republican state lawmaker has asked superintendents to investigate and catalog books in schools related to race and…

Can you think of an opposing view on the Holocaust that isn’t antisemitic? Evidently, a school administrator in Texas seems to think so. Gina Peddy, the executive director of curriculum and instruction for the Carroll…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday urged a federal judge to block the nation’s most restrictive abortion law, which has banned most abortions in Texas since early September and sent women racing…

HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas was strengthening just off the Gulf Coast and could make landfall in Texas as a hurricane today as it brings heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico…

In Texas, there is now a law that encourages citizens to turn on one another. Effective Wednesday, Senate Bill 8 not only essentially bans abortion in Texas, but financially rewards individuals who report those they…

A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight, but the Supreme Court has yet to act on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold. If allowed to remain…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office, who said the Republican is in good health and experiencing no symptoms. Abbott, who was vaccinated in…