Texas Republican voter opinion turned against the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller even before last week’s mass shooting in a Florida high school and indictments of Russian propagandists who tried to influence American elections, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

by Ross Ramsey Feb. 20, 2018

With the usual disclaimers about partisan imbalance, President Donald Trump’s job approval ratings are holding steady, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

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One day after a mass shooting at a South Florida high school, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, indicated Thursday that he was willing to sit down with a top Democrat to discuss gun policy.

In the latest chapter of an ongoing fight over how involved public school districts may get in this year's elections, Attorney General Ken Paxton has warned three Texas school districts to "cease and desist" what he called illegal electioneering efforts.

Half of the FEMA-provided money is available immediately, the governor said at a press conference in Rockport. The rest will come on or before the one-year anniversary of Harvey's landfall in late August.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, laid out the "Secure and Succeed Act" Monday that would give the 1.8 million young, eligible undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. children a path to citizenship.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is preparing Texas Republicans for a turbulent election year amid super-charged Democratic enthusiasm — including in his own re-election campaign.

Gov. Greg Abbott now has two spots to fill on the commission that oversees the Texas Department of Transportation at a time when he's drawing ire for blocking toll projects.

The U.S. House and Senate are on track to secure $90 billion in disaster aid for storm-ravaged states like Texas — and to fund the government for two years.

Angela Paxton is running in the District 8 Republican primary against Phillip Huffines. Plus, former San Antonio mayor and U.S. HUD Secretary Julian Castro makes clear he's exploring a Democratic run for president in 2020. And, people living along Texas' Gulf Coast awoke to a tsunami warning, only to learn a half hour later, it was a test alert sent in error.