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Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows endorsed the proposal that raises teacher pay and ...

Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday afternoon advanced legislation containing cuts to ...

These so-called culture war issues dominated the legislative session in Texas in 2023. Two years later, some might say that ...

The Democrat's win over the city's three-term Republican mayor touched on national hot-button issues, a possible bellweather for the 2026 midterms.

The proposal would ensure families aren’t torn apart by ideological disagreements over gender identity and sexual orientation ...

The poll finds that about half of Republicans, 55%, are very or somewhat optimistic about their party’s future, up from 47% ...

It should come as no surprise that Republican senators are suddenly and vocally pushing back against the proposed House budget, and especially the cuts - deep or not - to federal programs such as ...

The state’s standardized test would be replaced with three smaller tests taken throughout the school year through House Bill ...

The odds may be long, but if Trump’s unpopularity holds through the midterms, flipping four seats is possible.

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Republicans are looking at a battle in Texas for a U.S. Senate seat as a looming trainwreck in the upcoming midterm election ...