The flight disruptions during the record government shutdown have inspired a rare act of bipartisanship.

TABC intends to proceed with the adoption of permanent regulations on the hemp industry in Texas despite the potential ban.

Republicans who were planning to run for newly gerrymandered districts may have to reassess, while Democrats who were drawn out of their seats could suddenly have a path back to Congress.

After months of resisting calls to release the files, President Donald Trump signaled this week that he will sign the bill if it reaches his desk.

The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump's political dominance is showing cracks as he faces challenges on affordability and the Jeffrey Epstein case.

The Houston-based seat will have been without representation for about 11 months.

The Democratic U.S. senator from California sits down with journalist Terry Moran at 2:15 p.m. Saturday.

The San Antonio Democrat said at The Texas Tribune Festival that he hoped to form a statewide slate with Colin Allred, Beto O’Rourke and James Talarico, but the group couldn’t find consensus.

The race to fill Texas’ long-vacant 18th Congressional District seat is headed to a runoff, just before the start of a new election cycle.

The issue roiled Texas politics earlier this year when Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a ban on THC products spearheaded by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

The spending package includes a provision that will criminalize the sale of almost all consumable hemp products nationwide, restoring a similar ban to the one vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

A new AP-NORC poll finds U.S. adults’ opinions of how President Donald Trump is managing the federal government have dropped sharply since early in his second term, highlighting the risks posed by the government shutdown and his efforts to reshape the federal workforce.

A federal appeals court has heard arguments about a spending law that stopped Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider.

Hundreds of families lost child care when certain programs weren’t funded earlier this month, and scores more may be affected if Congress doesn’t fund the government by Dec. 1.

As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history nears its end, the devastating impact continues to ripple through American families – from empty kitchen cabinets to holiday travel nightmares.

President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the federal government and give him diplomatic leverage.

The Lubbock Republican was first elected in 2016 and currently chairs the U.S. House Budget Committee.

If approved by the House, the agreement would fund the government through the end of January, with certain agencies funded through September, including those that provide food assistance.

The federal government paused SNAP payments at the beginning of the month because of the shutdown.

A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track.

The Democrat took a victory lap on rival Gov. Greg Abbott’s home turf Saturday and called on other blue states to push back on a GOP effort to retain control of the U.S. House.

The Senate’s first weekend session since the shutdown began has yielded few signs of progress.

The veteran lawmaker whose current district was redrawn to benefit Republicans would face the winner of the 18th Congressional District special election runoff.

Nancy Pelosi is bringing her history-making career in the U.S. House to an end, but she leaves a linguistic legacy in Congress and beyond.

Senate Republicans have rejected legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela.

The Federal Aviation Administration will cut air traffic by 10% across 40 U.S. airports.

The president has sharpened his calls for Senate Republicans to kill the longstanding legislative maneuver, saying the GOP’s electoral success could hinge on it.

President Donald Trump has warned that the Supreme Court will leave the United States “defenseless’’ and possibly “reduced to almost Third World status’’ if it strikes down the tariffs he imposed this year on nearly every country on earth.

Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden says he will not seek reelection.

State Representative Jolanda Jones announced her intention to seek reelection for House District 147 after her congressional campaign for CD18.

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments over President Donald Trump's tariffs, a key part of his economic and foreign policy.

The runoff winner will serve out the term of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died in office earlier this year. The seat will immediately be up for election again in 2026 for a full two-year term.

A majority of Supreme Court justices seem skeptical about President Donald Trump’s ability to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs, putting at risk a cornerstone of his agenda in the biggest legal test yet of his boundary-pushing presidency.

According to preliminary results, Christian Menefee leads with 32% of the vote. Amanda Edwards, former Houston City Council member, follows at 25%. Since no one candidate received 50% of the vote a runoff election with the two top performing candidates is likely.

Texans will decide the fate of 17 proposed amendments to the state Constitution and vote in special elections for Congress and the state Senate.

Negligent landlords of federally subsidized housing could face federal fines under a bill inspired by a KPRC 2 investigation into unsafe conditions at a Houston complex.

Airports across the country have experienced shortages of air traffic controllers and security workers, who have gone weeks without pay amid the shutdown.

The amount Texans will pay toward their ACA premiums will likely rise more steeply, with enhanced subsidies set to expire.

The order will expire two days after an appeals court issues a more permanent ruling on the funding while the Trump administration will continue with partial SNAP payments.

A briefing held only for Republicans in Congress on U.S. military strikes is drawing a fierce rebuke from a key Democrat.

The second-term congressman argued that voters should “hear directly from the candidates,” beyond the millions already being poured into paid advertising.

Bill Swick, who has a rare degenerative brain disease, has lost access to virtual speech therapy due to the federal government shutdown.

The Senate approved a resolution Tuesday evening that would nullify President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, including oil, coffee and orange juice, as Democrats test GOP senators’ support for Trump’s trade policy.

Two decades after a Republican-controlled Congress gave gun manufacturers immunity from being sued over crimes committed with their firearms, a growing number of Democratic-led states are trying to penetrate that legal shield.

In Texas, 3.5 million Texans — including 1.7 million children — rely on SNAP, also referred to as food stamps, each month.

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must release millions in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools.

Independent candidate George Foreman IV, an educator and workforce training advocate, says he’s running for Congress out of a sense of duty and a legacy of public service.

President Donald Trump’s administration has canceled, or threatened to cancel, billions of dollars of previously approved federal spending and wants to go after even more funding during the shutdown.

The Austin Democrat will face an uphill battle in the GOP-leaning district. McCaul announced earlier this year he would not seek reelection.

H-E-B announced a $6 million donation to help feed Texans. The company is giving $5 million to food banks across the state and another $1 million to Meals on Wheels programs that serve homebound seniors.

Critics accuse Cornyn of capitulating to Democrats’ gun control demands — even though the bill largely did not restrict gun owner’s existing rights.

Many federal workers missed their first full paycheck this weekend as the shutdown nears the one-month mark.

Nearly 900,000 people in the Houston area rely on SNAP benefits to buy groceries, but those payments could stop in November if Congress doesn’t reach a deal to fund the government by tomorrow.

The government shutdown is quickly becoming a way for President Donald Trump to exercise new command over the government.

The state’s citrus industry is at risk, farmers say, after Mexico failed to deliver water it owes Texas as part of a 1944 treaty.

Isaiah Martin, a University of Houston graduate and the youngest candidate in the race for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, says it’s time for a new generation of leadership in Washington. Leaning on his experience as a former advisor to the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Martin says he’ll focus on lowering the cost of living, expanding health care, and securing federal funding for local communities.

The Pentagon has confirmed it's accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown.

A 2018 Supreme Court decision opened the floodgates to the legalized sports-betting industry, now worth billions of dollars a year, even as it recognized that the decision was controversial.

Carmen Maria Montiel, a businesswoman and former journalist, is running as the leading Republican candidate for Houston’s 18th Congressional District, aiming to address long-standing issues in the community.

President Donald Trump’s attempts to impose a proof-of-citizenship requirement to vote in the U.S. have stalled in Congress and been blocked by the courts.

The government shutdown has reopened debate on the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

A primary challenge to Rep. Sylvia Garcia underscores Latino Democrats’ fears of being unrepresented in Harris County.

The 5th Circuit last year overturned its previous ruling that allowed racial groups to band together to challenge voting maps, laying the groundwork for Texas’ mid-decade redistricting.

Peru’s new president declared a state of emergency in the capital in the government's latest attempt to stem a surge in violence that has stirred protests and contributed to the recent downfall of his predecessor.

Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued last week.

Matthew and Eleanor are joined by Tribune D.C. reporter Gabby Birenbaum and radio host Chad Hasty to unpack the three candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for Senate in 2026.

A federal judge overseeing the Trump administration’s prosecution of U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver on charges she assaulted and impeded immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center told the government to remove social media posts he called “prejudicial” to the congresswoman.

In conversation with Chuck Todd, the Maryland governor will discuss the state of his state, our country and the Democratic Party.

Voters in the heavily Democratic district have expressed confusion about who can vote — after the boundaries were upended by a GOP gerrymander — and what November’s special election is for.

The federal government shutdown is approaching the second longest on record and there's no end in sight.

Texas officials say food stamp benefits, which go to 1.7 million children, would not be distributed in November under an extended shutdown.

About 40 million people could see food assistance disappear next month if the federal government shutdown continues.

Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance will face higher costs next year if Congress doesn't extend enhanced premium tax credits that have made the plans more affordable.

A new poll finds most Americans see the government shutdown as a significant problem as it drags on.

Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government.

The Supreme Court has indicated a willingness to limit race-based districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen.

A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that's designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week, more than a decade after the justices knocked out another pillar of the 60-year-old law.

Eleanor Holmes Norton has been an outspoken advocate for the District of Columbia during her 18 terms as the city's delegate in Congress.

The cryptocurrency industry spent millions last year to unseat a longtime critic, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and install its allies in Washington.

Peruvians woke up to their seventh president in less than a decade Friday.

Peru’s Congress voted early Friday to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office as a crime wave grips the South American nation.

The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay.

The Trump administration hasn't provided evidence to lawmakers that recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats were justified.

Senate Republicans have voted down legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels.

As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.

President Donald Trump’s administration is warning of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a shutdown.

The longtime GOP operative has spent decades as a lawyer for Texas Republicans and conservative causes.

President Donald Trump is considering admitting far fewer refugee into the U.S. this year – as few as 7,500, and mostly white Afrikaners.

Political leaders in Washington are spending much of their energy these days blaming the other party for what could be a significant government shutdown.

Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership, the red "Trump 2028" hats appeared on the president’s desk.

In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and others filed a federal lawsuit Friday to stop the plan.

A new poll conducted just prior to the current government shutdown showed most Americans wanted Congress to extend tax credits that could expire at the end of the year.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs off Venezuela.

President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an “armed conflict."

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz's brother is the latest to enter a GOP primary field vying for the San Antonio-area district newly gerrymandered to favor Republicans.

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts to programs important to Democrats.

President Donald Trump has used the government shutdown to reshape the federal workforce and target detractors.

A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election for the U.S. House, Democrat Adelita Grijalva has yet to take office.