State supreme courts have always made big decisions, but the nationalization of American politics – where national partisan politics drive voter behavior in local elections – has elevated the ...

NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki analyzes what Republicans are up against as they seek to protect ...

Democrats face an exceedingly difficult Senate map — and how the next 16 months play out will be determined by these five ...

At first, the question of whether Texas would take the extraordinary step of redrawing its congressional maps in the middle ...

Texas is beginning a rare mid-decade push to shift its congressional districts ahead of the midterms, a high-risk move with White House backing.

Texas State Senator Angela Paxton has filed for divorce from her husband, Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who ...

In addition to giving up much of their July 4 recess, Senate Republicans needed Vice President J.D. Vance’s tiebreaking vote to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. To get it through the chamber they ...

The special session agenda also includes eliminating the STAAR test, cutting property taxes, enacting THC and hemp ...

The top Senate Democrat said the law would lead to widespread pain for voters, imperiling Republicans who supported it and ...

Texas State Senator Angela Paxton has filed for divorce from her husband, Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who ...

In Nebraska, Dan Osborn, an independent candidate who held Sen. Deb Fischer (R) to a single-digit win last year, announced he’d challenge Sen. Pete Ricketts (R).— Though Ricketts should be more ...

Spurred by President Donald Trump’s political team, Texas lawmakers will try to redraw the state’s congressional map to boost ...