The chair of the Texas redistricting committee, Republican state Rep. Cody Vasut, said during a Thursday hearing that "it is prudent and proper" for the committee to deal with items the governor put ...

The House Freedom Caucus has dominated the headlines since President Donald Trump took office in January, always being first ...

Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling.

The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said, ...