Christopher Connelly

Texans who managed to keep the lights on during the winter storm are getting sky-high electric bills, the product of a deregulated industry that allows power companies to charge variable rates.

In Denton County, Texas, there are more than 30 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a state-run home for people with severe disabilities.

Jefferson's death became the latest flash point in the national conversation about police accountability and the killing of black residents by white officers. Her funeral was held on Thursday.

Voters in Fort Worth, Texas, and Detroit react to the second night of Democrats debating.

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reports an increase in officer deaths this year, up 13 percent from 2017.

The office of district attorney has become a target for those pushing for criminal justice reform.

Tuesday's primaries in Texas kick off midterm elections. Former Obama administration officials across the country are running for office. In Texas, 3 are running in one congressional district alone.

No state has more congressional retirements than Texas. Open congressional seats there have revealed a deep bench of GOP candidates and made for some very crowded primaries.

It was one year ago that a gunman ambushed and killed five law enforcement officers in Dallas. Police recruits who started shortly after that incident are reflecting on the past year.

Like many states, Texas faces an enormous backlog of untested rape kits. Now, state lawmakers are set to pass a bill that would effectively allow citizens to give money for the testing of those kits.