Jordan Baker. Mike Brown. Eric Garner. There are blatant problems with the criminal justice system, and many of you have demanded change. I want change as well.

Minorities are the majority in Texas, but state and district maps purposefully do not reflect this, according to a major redistricting court case. In a trial that could have major implications for other cases across the country—as well as for …

Facts indicate that Texas is currently the most dangerous place in the United States for women to give birth. Rep. Shawn Thierry is committed to fixing this endemic. She has already authored HB 2403 that would have investigated the causes …

A Texas woman faces federal drug trafficking charges after police seized 75 pounds of liquid crystal methamphetamine worth $2 million inside her vehicle, according to the Austin Police Department.

The current US Senate GOP plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has failed for now after four GOP Senators announced their opposition to the bill. Senate author Senator McConnell floated a plan to simply repeal the …

Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath today announced a comprehensive reading initiative – Texas Readers – to strengthen the reading skills of students across the state.

Gov. Abbott: “I'm keeping a list of lawmakers who oppose me during special session.” So is Texas Right to Life, and the games have already started even before the opening bell

Governor Abbott has called a special session to begin on Tuesday, July 18th to address specific issues not resolved during the regular 85th session. Many of these issues are very controversial, discriminatory and divisive. They are not real issues that …

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas will receive funding from the federal government in support of Operation Secure Texas. With today’s announcement, Texas National Guardsmen and women currently serving in support of Operation Secure Texas will transition to federal …

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Merck is locating its newest IT Hub in Austin, Texas. Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, is a leading global biopharmaceutical company that brings forward medicines and vaccines for …

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has awarded The Houston Launch Pad a $297,194 Self-Sufficiency Fund training grant. The Houston Launch Pad partnered with Almeda-Genoa Construction, Williams Brothers Construction and ISI Infrastructure Services to help 150 individuals transition into the workforce …

Texas State Representative – Jarvis Johnson has already started his freshman term in the record books, as the only freshman representative to have ever authored and passed nineteen legislations. This Saturday, July 15th , Representative Johnson continues his journey to …

Hammering the point that Texas is looking more Hispanic and less white every year, Democrats on Monday began pushing for new 2018 election maps before a court that already decided Republicans purposefully tried stifling minority voters.

This month, many parents will receive STAAR report cards in the mail. And they look a bit different from previous years.

Texas rejected billions in federal aid to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, calling the program “broken.”