Congressional districts redrawn by the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature were made to weaken Democrats in the state and not to affect black and Latino voters, according to Texas' special litigation chief Patrick Sweeten. The Department of Justice and the Obama administration claimed the 2011 redrawing of the state's congressional districts, supported by Gov. Rick Perry, were meant to discriminate against minority voters.
Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry has voiced his disapproval of President Barack Obama's request to Congress for $3.7 billion to tackle the influx of unaccompanied child migrants coming to the United States.
This week League City, Texas' city council passed an ordinance that bans shelters for any of the unaccompanied minors who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.
An agreement was reached Wednesday to allow University of Texas at Austin president William "Bill" Powers Jr. to remain in office until next June before resigning.
The shooting happened Wednesday afternoon and ended that same night with the arrest of the suspect. Four children and two adults are dead, following a domestic dispute gone awry.
Politicians and critics are battling the fate of hundreds of Central Americans months away from an election. The children are fleeing violent situations and current laws deal with those seeking asylum from other countries slower than those from Mexico and Canada.
Texas business Dynamic Travel Cruises and its owner Steve Cosgrove are holding a toy drive to benefit the undocumented and unaccompanied children being held by Border Patrol in the state.
Getting fired from "Scandal" clearly wasn't enough of a lesson learned for 31-year-old actor Columbus Short.TMZ reported that Short was partying like a rock star this Fourth of July weekend and got so drunk that he was arrested on charges of public intoxication Saturday.
This year, a small Texas town's Independence Day will be remembered for all the wrong reasons. This year, a small Texas town's Independence Day will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.
Sen. Ted Cruz blames the Obama administration for the increase in children immigrating illegally. On Friday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz blamed President Barack Obama's administration for the increase in children illegally crossing into the United States.
Texas congressman Henry Cuellar visited the McAllen Border Patrol Station at the Rio Grande Valley border on Saturday, where about 1,000 undocumented immigrants, mostly unaccompanied minors from Central America, are being sheltered. After seeing the facility, the Democrat was very outspoken about his opinion on the Obama administration's handling of the recent influx.
Texas Governor Rick Perry has drawn some attention to himself after comparing being a homosexual to being an alcoholic at an appearance in San Francisco on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Latino advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against Texas claiming that the state's schools do not provide enough resources for English language learners.
For the fourth time in U.S. history, an American death has been linked to mad cow disease. For the fourth time in U. S. history, an American death has been linked to mad cow disease.
A gun rights activist group known as Open Carry Texas and the National Rifle Association are at odds over the demonstrative act of openly carrying weapons in public places.
In recent months, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has come under fire for treatment of immigrants it has arrested, and now public officials have raised concerns with agents in Texas who have been transporting detainees and abandoning them in other states.
