Democrats narrowed Republicans’ U.S. House majority and flipped a state Senate seat on conservative terrain in a pair of Saturday special election runoffs in Texas with national implications. Democrat ...

Rep. Christian Menefee (D-Texas), a former Harris County, Texas, attorney, was sworn in as a member of the House on Monday after winning the special election runoff for the late Rep. Sylvester ...

In 2000, the Coen brothers’ O Brother, Where Art Thou? spurred a revolution in American roots music. The groundbreaking musical film recast Homer’s Odyssey in the Depression-era South with a T Bone ...

Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) is blaming his party’s loss in Saturday’s special election for a Texas state Senate seat on a winter storm in the Lone Star State. Democratic candidate Taylor Rehmet ...

Democrat Christian Menefee has won the special election for Texas‘s 18th District and will now serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrats' age debate comes for Al Green in competitive Texas ...

A massive, historic winter storm stretching more than 2,300 miles across the United States is halting travel, canceling major events and prompting country music stars to change their plans as ...

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Years after establishing himself in the genre with country hits “She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye,” “To Make Love Sweeter for You,” “What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me),” “End of ...

Several Texas House Democrats have less than a month to appeal fines of over $9,000 each for leaving the state for two weeks over the summer to block a controversial redistricting plan, according to a ...

Dolly Parton is gearing up for her milestone 80th birthday, but the country music legend won’t be at the Grand Ole Opry party to celebrate. In a video posted on the Opry’s social media, the "9 to 5" ...

AUSTIN — For the first time in modern Texas politics, Democrats will field candidates in every one of the state’s 150 House districts. It’s a milestone party leaders hope will boost turnout, money and ...