Even with a generation of new departments of government efficiency sweeping across the land, there are some kinds of spending that public officials still like to boast about. When it comes to road ...

Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on Thursday, Aug. 21, announced a new, 10-year transportation plan with more than $146 billion in projected investments aimed at ...

Democratic Texas Rep. Gene Wu surrounded by other Texas House Democrats and Democratic members of Congress. (Nam Y. Huh/AP) The Texas House of Representatives had enough members present Monday morning ...

The Texas state Senate approved new Republican-drawn maps Tuesday night, which have led House Democrats in Texas to flee the state. While Texas House Democrats remain on the lam in an effort to ...

The Texas Senate could soon vote to approve new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. The chamber voted to advance the ...

Protesters assemble at the Texas Capitol rotunda on Wednesday as lawmakers debate a redrawn U.S. congressional map in Texas. (Eric Gay/AP) The Texas House of Representatives approved a new map for the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, ...

Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Washington — The Texas Legislature is convening Monday for a ...

Democrats in the Texas House left the state Sunday in a last-resort bid to block new congressional maps sought by President Trump that would give Republicans a better chance of preserving their narrow ...

Texas Republicans now face a clear path to redraw the state’s congressional maps after state House Democrats ended their 15-day walkout and returned to the Capitol on Monday. In California, meanwhile, ...