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A ruling by a U.S. appeals court reopens the question of whether the 1964 Civil Rights Act's protections apply to LGBT workers in the same way that they bar discrimination based on someone's race, religion or national origin.
Democrats, who had hoped the one big policy area where they could find common ground with President Donald Trump would be infrastructure, say they don't like what they're hearing from administration officials about the transportation portion of the plan that's still in-the-works
Former FBI agent Don Sherman, once the lead investigator in the John Wiley Price bribery case, returned to the witness stand Wednesday, giving defense lawyers a second chance to question him.
Trump removes chief strategist Steve Bannon from National Security Council, reversing controversial early decision.
Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon yielded the Senate floor Wednesday morning after talking through the night to highlight his party's opposition to President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch.
The Texas Senate has endorsed freezing tuition rates at public universities for two years and making schools meet performance benchmarks before raising them again.
The Justice Department's agreements to overhaul troubled police departments around the U.S. have been popular in some places, but they have also delivered mixed results.
A federal judge refused to declare a mistrial in the John Wiley Price bribery case, but ordered the recall of two star FBI witnesses because of prosecutors' mistakes.
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price may the person facing criminal charges, but on Tuesday, it was government lawyers facing cross-examination over their conduct.
Economists say on average, for every dollar that men earn, women earn roughly $.79 -- and the gap is even wider for women of color.
Republican Dan Patrick said Tuesday he believes it is now "abundantly clear" that efforts to require people in Texas to use public bathrooms that correspond with the sex on their birth certificate are not in conflict with NCAA goals.
The Texas Senate has named Chuck Norris an honorary Texan, especially fitting for the former star of "Walker, Texas Ranger." The actor and his wife appeared in the chamber on Tuesday.
Texas lawmakers have started working on bills overhauling special education. A committee on Tuesday is discussing proposals prohibiting the state from capping the number of students eligible for special education instruction.
Democrats claimed the votes they needed Monday to block President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, but the victory was only fleeting, setting up a historic showdown with Republicans who intend to rewrite Senate rules and muscle Neil Gorsuch onto the high court.
On Monday afternoon, retired officers and firefighters attended a hearing before the House Pension Committee, the first legislative body that will consider a bill aimed at getting the fund back on its financial feet.
