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No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Penn St each place 3 players on Associated Press preseason All-America first team

No. 1 Texas had one player from each level of its defense on the first team: edge rusher Colin Simmons, linebacker Anthony ...

Live updates: Texas GOP poised to vote on new gerrymandered district map

The Republican-controlled Texas legislature is expected to pass a new congressional map creating five new winnable seats for ...

Texas can’t put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts’ classrooms, judge says

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas from requiring nearly a dozen public school districts across the state to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom.

What to know as a Texas lawmaker protests police escorts and California takes up redistricting

Other Democratic lawmakers have joined a colleague in staying at the Texas Capitol rather than accept around-the-clock police ...

Debate begins on contentious redistricting bill in Texas

The first domino in a growing national redistricting battle is likely to fall Wednesday as the Republican-controlled Texas ...

Opponents of Texas redistricting bill stage protest inside the Capitol rotunda

Opponents of the Texas redistricting bill are staging protests inside the Capitol rotunda every two hours during the floor debate.

Protesters rally with Texas democrats against state redistricting

About 200 are gathered in the rotunda for a rally supporting Democrats as Republicans prepare to approve new congressional ...

Texas Democrats sleep at the Capitol to protest GOP actions in Texas redistricting fight

Some Texas state House Democrats are refusing to leave the chamber, after Republicans required them to sign a form allowing ...

A look at Texas’ redistricting walkout and California’s response, by the numbers

A walkout by Democratic legislators in Texas has ended, and Republicans are arranging to push a plan for redrawing the ...

Texas declares measles outbreak over

Health officials in Texas have declared the state's measles outbreak over. The virus sickened 762 people since late January.

Appeals court overturns order that stripped some protections from pregnant Texas state workers

A federal appeals court has upheld a law strengthening the rights of pregnant workers, vacating a judge’s earlier order that ...

All-Star pitcher Jacob deGrom to miss scheduled start for Texas Rangers due to shoulder fatigue

The Texas Rangers are skipping Jacob deGrom's scheduled start this week due to shoulder fatigue. The team says it's just ...