The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new ...

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

The proposed House rules would, however, require committee vice chairmanships to be given to minority party members, who are ...

Texas Democratic state House Rep. Mihaela Plesa, who handily won reelection in a traditionally Republican stronghold, gave the Democratic Party advice on how to rebound from bruising losses during ...

New proposed bills aim to increase pay for all state employees and provide the first cost-of-living-adjustment for retirees ...

The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair Saturday as it tries to guide Democrats through Republican Donald ...

We thank Governor Abbott for trusting Nexstar with this opportunity.” The Texas Democratic Party will respond with a rebuttal after Abbott’s address. A round-table discussion with members of ...

(LARRY PROVART/Staff Photographer) His 1976 victory over Gerald Ford in Texas signaled the last gasp for a Lone Star Democratic Party already on the ropes. In 1968, Richard Nixon’s southern ...

Under the Texas Constitution, the House and Senate cannot pass legislation during the first 60 days of a regular session, ...

Under Texas law, only voters ages 65 and older may vote by mail without providing an excuse. The Texas Democratic Party and several voters went to federal court this spring to try to change that rule ...

Democrats say the the decision by Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Lawrence Meyers to leave the Republican Party gives them something to build on for the 2014 elections. But GOP officials see no ...

Attendees at the 2016 Texas Democratic Convention in San Antonio (top) and the 2016 Republican Party of Texas Convention in Dallas (bottom) Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Bob Daemmrich Though ...