The Florida congresswoman was Orlando's first female police chief. And now she's outspoken on the need for police reform and her support of ongoing protests.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on Thursday afternoon announced that he will introduce bipartisan legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. “As we do...

The Texas Democratic Party filed applications with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday asking justices to rule on whether the state should be forced to...

Lee esta historia en español As the state set another record Tuesday for COVID-19 hospitalizations, Gov. Greg Abbott tried to reassure Texans the uptick...

The grant program is scheduled to run through this year's election and continue to the 2022 midterm races. Organizers say they want to sign up and mobilize more black and Latino voters.

Recent primaries have exposed an overtaxed voting system and raised questions about how much can be fixed by November.

Texans who want to vote in the upcoming Texas primary runoff election have until Monday, to register. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delayed the upcoming...

President Donald Trump rejected calls to defund police during his visit to Dallas Thursday. Trump was in town for a roundtable discussion about policing...

After Sandra Bland's death in a rural Texas jail drew outrage across the nation, two Texas lawmakers filed a comprehensive bill to address racial...

Congressional Democrats have released a wide-ranging proposal aimed at overhauling policing, following outrage over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans killed by police.