Texas lawmakers are scrutinizing the state’s emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people.

Tucked into President Donald Trump’s tax bill is a provision that gives people tax credits for donations they make to private school scholarship groups.

O'Rouke said Republicans were more focused on being in power, while Democrats were more focused on being right.

Before he called lawmakers back to Austin to redraw Texas’ congressional maps, Gov. Greg Abbott was initially resistant to the plan pushed by President Donald Trump’s political team to pick up new GOP ...