Barbara Pierce Bush, matriarch of an American political dynasty that has produced presidents, governors and other high officials, has died in Houston. She was 92.

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With the Corpus Christi Republican out of Congress, members of both parties have little leverage to convince him to repay taxpayers.

Last year, federal judges ruled that when Texas lawmakers redrew the 27th Congressional District in 2011, they did so in a way that diminished the political clout of Hispanic voters. As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in a redistricting case that includes CD-27, take a closer look at what's at issue in the district.

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Former first lady Barbara Bush has endured a series of hospitalizations and has decided to halt treatment for her failing health, according to a statement from her family Sunday.

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A federal jury in Houston has ruled that Steve Stockman, a conservative Republican, is guilty of all but one charge in his federal fraud trial.

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The decision could spur Republicans in Texas to seek leadership positions. Fundraising in the state and elsewhere could also be affected.

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Both U.S. Senators from Texas questioned the embroiled Facebook CEO about the content on the social networking site. Cruz accused Zuckerberg of engaging in "bias and censorship."

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Some of the state’s top health experts released a report in the medical journal Obstetrics & Gynecology on Monday that used a new method for counting — and found that the number of women who died dropped from 147 to 56.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in a part of New Mexico that's included in CBP's El Paso sector will mark the official start of construction of a border wall.

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Candidates for state office in Texas have spent more than $120 million so far in the 2018 election cycle, with 82 percent of it benefitting Republicans and about a third of it spent on advertising.

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The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced the National Guard will once again be deployed to the country’s southern border in an effort to stop illegal immigration into the country.

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