Over time, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that nearly the whole of the Bill of Rights must be obeyed by each state. Thus, ...

A proposed amendment to Florida’s constitution that would have allowed recreational marijuana use for adults has failed to ...

A Virginia judge ruled a proposed constitutional amendment allowing Democrats to redraw Congressional maps was illegal.

Legislators and governors in blue states are preparing a range of new taxes on the wealthy. At the same time, many red states ...

The sharply worded document also included a picture of the child taken at the time of his capture, as well as a scathing ...

This weekend's special election in Houston could give insight into how voters view an aging Congress and whether it needs ...

More than 30 Texas legislators have signed a letter demanding the release of Leqaa Kordia from immigration custody, adding ...

Jerry Patterson, a former state senator and land commissioner, wrote an op-ed calling out Trump administration officials.

The latest developments are part of a national battle over unusual mid-decade redistricting attempts, launched last summer by ...

'You don't have to let anybody into your home,' an advocate says.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton failed to offer “any plausible proof” that Jolt Initiative, a nonprofit that aims to increase civic participation among Latinos, is violating the law, a federal ...

Property taxes fund schools, roads and police departments — and they’re often the largest source of local government revenue.