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Trump administration to paint US border wall black to deter crossings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that the entire border wall along the southern…
Texas Rep. Nicole Collier alleges “illegal confinement” by GOP after refusing police escort to leave Capitol
Rep. Nicole Collier, the Democratic state lawmaker who spent Monday night inside the Texas Capitol, is asking a…
Texas Rep. Nicole Collier remains on House floor after refusing law enforcement escort
UPDATE (11:30 P.M.) – The Texas House Democrats are reporting that demonstrators who showed up to support Rep.…
Texas Democrats face law enforcement after walkout protest
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to…
Texas Democrats announce end to walkout over gerrymandered US House maps
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats said Monday that they were ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican…
Scottie Scheffler wins BMW Championship for 5th victory of the year
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The numbers Scottie Scheffler is compiling have been drawing comparisons with Tiger Woods.…
States rethink an old rule that allows drivers to determine the speed limit
Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that…
Trump’s redistricting fight helps Democrats find a unity they haven’t had
ATLANTA (AP) — Fight! Fight! Fight! It’s not just Donald Trump’s mantra anymore. As the Republican president pushes…
Judge denies Trump administration request to end a policy protecting immigrant children in custody
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday to deny the Trump administration’s request to end a…
Democrats unveil maps of California’s redistricting proposal
Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California’s dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats…
US plans $750M fly factory in Texas to fight flesh-eating parasite
The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies,…