Abbott threatens to remove 10 Democratic districts from Texas
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to remove 10 Democratic districts from Texas if California makes good on its threat to remove…
Friday deadline for Democrats to return to Texas approaches
Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Texas Democrat elected officials who fled the state to prevent redistricting face Gov. Greg Abbot's deadline Friday to return to the…
Texas Democrats flee state over GOP-drawn House maps
Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Texas Democrats have fled the Lone Star State in an effort to block Republicans from advancing state House maps that not…
Trump, first lady head to Texas to review flood damage
1 of 6 | Marine One carrying U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump lifts off from the South Lawn of the White…
At least 6 dead as Kerr County, Texas, flooding continues
Rescue workers are assisting flood victims in Kerr County, Texas, where at least six deaths have been confirmed and flooding is expected to continue well…
Federal judge weighs National Guard, Marine Corps deployments in LA
June 12 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Thursday might rule on whether or not the Trump administration lawfully deployed National Guard and Marine Corps…
Texas Gov. Abbott signs controversial private school vouchers bill
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday signed a controversial $1 billion bill into law that provides parents with vouchers to send their children to private…
House GOP, Democrats at odds over sanctuary cities’ compliance with ICE detention orders
1 of 2 | Neill Franklin, a Baltimore Police Department veteran, said local officials face a dilemma when ICE asks them to detain residents. Photo…
Judge blocks Texas A&M’s drag show ban
A federal judge on Monday ruled a Texas A&M ban on drag shows was a First Amendment violation. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License…
Ignoring accepted medical guidance, Texas governor tells agency heads to recognize only 2 genders
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday directed state agency heads to recognize only two genders -- male and female -- continuing a campaign against what Abbott…
Texas State Board of Education approves Bible-infused curriculum
The Texas State Board of Education on Friday issued final approval for a controversial state-authored curriculum that includes many references to Christianity and the Bible.…