Last week, Marco Rubio stared into the eyes of a father who lost his daughter during the nation’s deadliest high school shooting and made an announcement: Young adults should not be able to purchase...

Sen. Ted Cruz is proposing expanding the list of violent offenders who wouldn’t be eligible for early release programs under the criminal justice plan now being pushed by the White House and top...

Sen. Ted Cruz is proposing expanding the list of violent offenders who wouldn’t be eligible for early release programs under the criminal justice plan now being pushed by the White House and top...

Does mountaintop mining in Central Appalachia, including Eastern Kentucky, harm the people living nearby? The Trump administration scrapped a study that would have found whether that was so.

Coming soon to an eastern Kentucky coal mine: Democratic star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales said the funding, some of which will go to mental health services, will get the community on the path to healing.

Beto O’Rourke is awakening a grassroots movement in Texas — one that’s led by gray-haired, once-loyal Democrats who are aggressively working to end decades of their own political dormancy in Texas.

It's the first solo policy recommendation from first-term Councilwoman Teri Castillo (D-5) and has the enthusiastic support of Mayor Ron Nirenberg.

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Eight senators, including both from Texas, are asking the White House to continue efforts to bring home missing journalist Austin Tice, a Houston, Texas, native who disappeared while reporting in...

Texas Republicans have long coasted to re-election while ignoring their Democratic opponents. Not anymore.

Republicans who’ve spent nearly a decade trying to dilute and abolish Obamacare have a promising vehicle to finally do so— a legal challenge led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and GOP officials...

The embattled incumbent touted his past accomplishments in Congress during stop in San Antonio that included top Democratic Party leader.

Bexar County Republicans declined to join two other counties in rebuking U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales over his support for a bipartisan gun safety law.

The interim District 7 councilwoman talks about her new role and colleagues, and explains why she's backing Proposition A.

The proposal would not fund changes to limit asylum eligibility for those fearing domestic or gang violence.

Council members welcomed newly elected members Sukh Kaur and Marina Alderete Gavito as the terms of Mario Bravo and Rosie Castro ended.

Gun rights activists spent record amounts last year to elect Republicans — but aren’t likely to get their biggest wish, nationwide concealed carry legislation, approved before the 2018 elections.

District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez's outspoken approach endeared him to political allies, now opponents hope to use that against him this May.

The District 2 councilman said he wanted keep his skills sharp for an eventual return to the classroom, and SAISD hopes others will follow his example.

Say whatever you want about U.S. Rep. Joe Barton.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is open to revisiting changes to a state and local tax deduction that Republicans in Washington enacted in 2017 and were projected to cost California...

There is no obvious challenger yet in Senate Democrats' best pick-up opportunity.

As President Donald Trump heads to Texas on Wednesday, his approval rating is underwater in a trio of GOP-held congressional districts both parties will be fighting over in 2020, according to new...

San Antonio ISD is eliminating jobs to accommodate the wage increases with more financial cuts expected in the future.

The Texas Civil Rights Project says Bexar County is again violating state law by reducing Election Day voting locations for the 2022 midterms.