U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, won his last congressional election by just over 5,000 votes.

State courts certainly exist in Texas, but serve to cement egregious GOP power grabs, not prevent them. Despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s midnight-drunkard ramblings that his state might ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are encountering early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s ...