Ted Cruz, Beto entered Congress at the same time. Here’s what they’ve accomplished

Since launching his bid for U.S. Senate last year, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke has painted Republican incumbent Ted Cruz as a senator whose national ambitions havedistracted him from his Texas duties. Cruz has questioned what accomplishments the congressman from El Paso has to his name.

Four Democrats Caught in Voter Fraud Ring Targeting Seniors in Fort Worth

Four Democrats were arrested and charges with running a voter fraud ring targeting senior citizens in Tarrant County near Dallas. Members of an organized voter fraud ring have been arrested and indicted on charges they targeted and, in one case stole, the votes of elderly voters on the city's north side.

Maureen Testoni: 340B Drug Discount Program a critical resource for safety-net hospitals

The May 28 op-ed by Debra Patt and Ray Page, "Support bipartisan fixes to the 340B Drug Discount Program," mischaracterizes the 340B program. It is a crucial resource for taking care of vulnerable patients, and the notion that "bad actors" are taking advantage of the program for their own financial gain simply does not match the situation on the ground in Texas or anywhere else in the nation.

Texas Woman Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Voting Illegally In 2016 Election

A woman in Texas was sentenced Wednesday to a five-year prison term for voting illegally in the 2016 presidential election while on supervised release for a tax fraud conviction. When she voted in the 2016 election, Crystal Mason had already served almost three years in prison for her fraud conviction, but had not yet completed her sentence and was still serving a three-year supervised release period, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for illegal voting

A woman in Texas was sentenced Wednesday to a five-year prison term for voting illegally in the 2016 presidential election while on supervised release for a tax fraud conviction. When she voted in the 2016 election, Crystal Mason had already served almost three years in prison for her fraud conviction but had not yet completed her sentence and was still serving a three-year supervised release period, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

This dad was charged with killing his toddler a ” until his 7-year-old son confessed

Blake Novacek, son of Jay Novacek, alleges that he suffered a traumatic brain injury during pledging activities with the Beta Theta Pi social club in 2015. Blake Novacek, son of Jay Novacek, alleges that he suffered a traumatic brain injury during pledging activities with the Beta Theta Pi social club in 2015.

Electoral cyberattack, Paxton’s new judge, American’s leg room: Your Tuesday evening news roundup

Russia's cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump's election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed , including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported. In Illinois, investigators found evidence that cyber intruders tried to delete or alter voter data.

Texas woman gets eight years in prison for voting

A permanent U.S. resident living in Texas has been sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally voting, a punishment that will probably result in the woman's deportation after she completes her sentence. On Wednesday, a Tarrant County , Tex., jury convicted 37-year-old Rosa Maria Ortega on two felony charges of illegal voting, for casting a ballot as a noncitizen in 2012 and 2014.

Texas Officials: Voter error, not conspiracy cause ballots to flip from Trump-Pence to Clinton-Kaine

Amid cries of a "rigged election," there were two instances of a GOP ballot being flipped to cast Democratic votes in Tarrant County on Tuesday, the second day of early voting. But, elections officials there say, there's nothing nefarious, just simple "voter error."