The power to schedule special elections is a gift to governors intent on doing political mischief.

The Trump administration has suspended hundreds of EPA grants nationwide, as they seek to slash government spending.

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Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that Nov. 4 will be the date of the special election for the ...

Gov. Abbott cited Harris County election officials’ failures as the reason why he pushed back the election to fill the late ...

Some of the party’s most revered members are octogenarians facing primary challenges from a younger generation.

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Texas lawmakers are pushing a measure that would bar cities from narrowing roadways to create wider sidewalks or protected ...

Dr. Christopher Harvey, the mayor of Manor, Texas, attended the 2025 African American Mayors Association conference to ...

You have our deepest sympathies. That’s because Scudder is the newly elected chair of the Texas Democratic Party. He inherits ...

"When I was younger, we had Astroworld," one Houstonian said. "Now that my kids are growing, I would like to see the same thing." A theme park industry expert says he knows groups eyeing Houston.

A multiyear drainage lawsuit has reached its end after Mayor John Whitmire and the plaintiffs reached an agreement April 16 ...