Cruz has sought to use one of Allred’s key credentials against him: "Can you imagine having an NFL linebacker tackle your ...

After a series of Republicans in the Texas House joined Democrats last year in blocking a law that would have allowed public ...

Cruz is downplaying his hardline opposition to abortion, while stressing his recent work with Democrats on transportation ...

The Texas Senate race​ between Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Collin Allred is in its final stretch as Election Day approaches.

Joe Biden won 306 electoral votes to Trump’s 232. States certified the results, and Congress accepted the results showing ...

Early voting begins today for Nov. 5 elections that will shape the course of Texas politics.

Anti-death penalty advocates, including state abolitionists, former death row inmates and allies, held a rally in Texas calling for capital punishment to be abolished.

A pressing national debate has been sparked by the stories of inmates on death row. On Saturday, former death row inmates ...

Former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris have criticized Black men for not being excited about the ...

Candidates vying to preserve the party’s narrow majority see atomic energy as a way to win center-right voters and shore up ...

Brands, who holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. chair in history at the University of Texas at Austin, is the author of more than 30 books dealing with U.S. history.