By Emily Ramshaw, Texas Tribune

When Gov. Rick Perry suspended his presidential bid, he said it was because there was no “viable path forward.” But is there a viable path back?

In his five-month run for the White House, he called …

By Joan Biskupic, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – In a closely watched fight over Texas voting districts and the rights of Latinos, Chief Justice John Roberts aptly observed, “We are all under the gun of …

The Blaze

Donald Trump supporters have met an official ballot deadline in Texas, paving the way for the business mogul to become a third-party candidate there, a source close to Trump tells The Blaze. Trump himself acknowledged the filing in a …

By Greg Stohr, Bloomberg.com

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an emergency challenge by Texas Republicans to maps that would govern next year’s state and federal elections, accepting a case that tests the power of judges to redraw voting-district lines.

Temporarily blocking …

By NATHAN KOPPEL, The Wall Street Journal
From sports fans to pet owners, many groups in Texas, as in other states, want a specialty license plate that reflects their passions. But the Sons of Confederate Veterans are meeting fierce opposition to …

By Abby Livingston, Roll Call

Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s Senate campaign announced today that it raised $4.64 million in the third quarter, including $2 million from the Republican’s own pocket.

In a press release, the campaign touted the $2.64 million it …

(AP)  LUBBOCK, Texas — A West Texas county attorney was found guilty Monday of retaliating against two nurses who made an anonymous complaint about a doctor to state medical regulators.

Scott Tidwell faces up to 10 years in prison in the …

By Andrea Billups-The Washington Times

DETROIT — In this historic stronghold of the American labor movement, the phrase “right to work” is seen by many as fighting words.

But with a new GOP-controlled state Legislature and a Republican governor in place in …

Melissa Vega, WOAI.com

SAN ANTONIO – Tempers flared during a town hall meeting on the Dream Act Tuesday night. During the meeting a high school government teacher from John F. Kennedy called the local Tea Party president a Nazi.

The exchange was recorded …

By Gary Scharrer, My San Antonio
AUSTIN — This year more than ever, the once-a-decade fight over new legislative and congressional districts emphasizes the growing clash between the “old” Texas and the “new” Texas, with the state’s older, whiter establishment trying …