Saint Cecilia offered a new home to The Eastfield Community Free Fridge, which collects unwanted supermarket food and redistributes it. The service will now be run from Eastfield House, on Eastway. It ...

Greg Abbott said Tuesday night in response to Republican gains ... Republican Don McLaughlin Jr., a former Uvalde mayor, ...

Republicans grew their majority in the Texas House with help from Gov. Greg Abbott, forging a path for a possible school voucher program next year.

The state's legislative session starts in January and Gov. Abbott announced school choice would be his top priority.

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In the end, it wasn’t close at all. On election night, Texans handed sweeping victories to the Republican Party that controls ...

The outcome bolsters Gov. Greg Abbott, who has been pushing to stack the Legislature with Republicans supportive of his ...

Recent gains made by Democrats in past elections were wiped out, as Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and other Republicans won by wide ...

If those results hold, the GOP will control 88 of 150 seats in the lower chamber when the Legislature reconvenes in January.

McLaughlin, a Republican, led Democrat Cecilia Castellano, 61% to 39%, with about 85% of the vote counted, according to The ...

The state seat has flipped red after decades of being blue. The Republican candidate defeated Democrat Cecilia Castellano.