The longtime Texas lieutenant governor, and member of a publishing dynasty, was known for his skill at wielding power at the Capitol and his love of government process.

Three Gainesville City Commissioners were sworn in today, and the City Commission held a brief Special Meeting. Commissioners ...

Trump’s demands upended efforts to pass a stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded through mid-March, a measure that also includes more than $100 billion in disaster and farm aid.

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump excoriated a bipartisan government funding bill Wednesday afternoon, throwing the stopgap measure into chaos just as leaders of both parties were hoping ...

Legislation that would enlist the federal government in reforming the troubled-teen industry is heading to President Joe Biden’s desk. The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act cleared the House ...

U.S. Congressional leaders have put forward a giant spending package to avoid a partial government shutdown, and the measure is getting called a “Christmas tree” because of all the goodies ...

Hours after lawmakers released an eleventh-hour bill to fund the government through the middle of March, Elon Musk weighed in on the proposal. "Ever seen a bigger piece of pork?" he asked in a ...

The measure requires more federal oversight of the 'troubled teen' industry. The House passed the Paris Hilton-championed Stop Institutionalized Child Abuse bill on Wednesday, a sweet victory for ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio legislator says a bill to charge educators with felonies for handing out “obscene” materials is needed after substitute teachers saw books in the classroom ...

On Wednesday, the Cowboys picked up another commitment in the transfer portal, this time from Saginaw Valley State linebacker Brandon Rawls. With Nick Martin, Justin Wright and Collin Oliver out ...

As expected, it’s a short-term bill intended to fund the government through March 14, 2025. As the clock continues to tick down, Congressional leaders have finally released the text of a ...

This year’s top titles range from an alphabet book of quirky tunes to an authentic portrait of our nation Megan Gambino Senior Editor When I first started compiling this year-end book list ...