Ted Cruz to make another campaign stop in Lubbock Saturday

Ted Cruz, the junior senator from Texas and incumbent facing off against Congressman Beto O'Rourke in the midterm elections, will make another campaign stop in Lubbock on Saturday. The rally is scheduled from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. inside the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center, located at 2521 17th St., according to the Cruz campaign website.

Excitement Builds for Beto’s Challenge to Cruz, but He’s Still Going to Lose

Dr. Mark P. Jones is the fellow in political science at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies at Rice University and co-author of Texas Politics Today. We asked him to share his opinion on the Sen. Ted Cruz vs. Beto O'Rourke race for Senate.

As Trump backlash continues, STEM professionals in Texas run for office

Clockwise from bottom left: Allison Lami Sawyer, Michelle Beckley, Joseph Kopser, Carla Morton, and Rick Kennedy are Democrats with backgrounds in STEM running for office this year. As a child growing up in small-town Alabama, Sawyer spent five consecutive summers at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, where she built model rockets and began to envision herself as a scientist.

The Latest: Mourners lining up hours early for Barbara Bush

People are commending Bush's dedication to literacy and education as they pay their final respects Friday during a public viewing at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston. She and her husband, former President George H.W. Bush, had long have worshipped at the church, where mourners lined up hours ahead of the public event.

Hundreds gather to leave second pocket in Syria’s Ghouta

Tens of thousands of people poured into the nation's capital and cities across America on Saturday to march for gun control and ignit... In a historic groundswell of youth activism, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters have rallied across the U.S. against gun violence. In a historic groundswell of youth activism, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters have rallied across the U.S. against gun violence.

Stars affected by violence join students’ gun-reform rallies

Tens of thousands of people poured into the nation's capital and cities across America on Saturday to march for gun control and ignit... In a historic groundswell of youth activism, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters have rallied across the U.S. against gun violence. In a historic groundswell of youth activism, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters have rallied across the U.S. against gun violence.

7 months after Harvey, flood-control projects’ fate unclear

Construction workers help excavate and widen Brays Bayou as part of a nearly $500 million flood control project Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Houston. The project, which will widen 21 miles of the bayou and build stormwater detention basins, has proceeded in fits and starts for more than 20 years due to inconsistent funding.

Ahead Of Texas Primary, Early Signs Of A 2018 Democratic Surge

Signs mark a polling site as early voting begins began on Feb. 20 in San Antonio. Early voting in Texas ran through last Friday, March 2. The 2018 primary elections kick off this week, and Democrats are already seeing reasons to be excited deep in the red, beating heart of Texas.

Florida executes inmate; Texas, Alabama executions halted

If executions set for Alabama, Texas and Florida were carried out as scheduled, it would have marked the first time in more than eight years that three convicted killers were put to death in the U.S. on the same day. But Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday accepted the recommendation of the state's parole board and granted clemency for Thomas "Bart" Whitaker.

Markey hits tax bill at UMass Lowell forum

The tax reform bill now in Congress is a "crime being perpetrated against ordinary people," U.S. Sen. Ed Markey told an audience in Lowell Sunday night. Markey addressed an audience of about 150 people at UMass Lowell, speaking on a wide range of topics, but frequently returned to the tax package and the budget bill, which Congress passed in late October.

Rockettes reveal secrets of the Christmas Spectacular

Male former aide to John Conyers says that 'Most of us have seen him in his underwear' and that it's not a 'big deal' after woman accuses the Rep. of partially stripping in his office Ice baths, a secret M&Ms stash and microphones hidden in their SHOES: Rockettes reveal what really goes on behind the scenes of their much-loved Christmas Spectacular One of the most iconic shows in New York City, the Rockettes' 84-year-old Christmas Spectacular, is right around the corner Astonishingly, the Rockettes do not actually hold each other during high kicks, but lightly brush the performers beside them with outstretched arms Their quickest costume change comes between the 'Parade of the Wooden Soldiers' and 'New York at Christmas', when the Rockettes have just 78 seconds The famous tapping sounds are not recorded, but there is a trick to make sure the audience hears them loud and clear One of the ... (more)

Governor Abbott And President Trump Visit Houston

Governor Greg Abbott and Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott today greeted President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump as they landed in Houston, Texas to survey the the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. The Governor then joined President Trump visiting Houston communities affected by Harvey, speaking with victims of the storm as they begin the recovery process.