Republican state leaders are moving fast on the special session, aiming to pass all of Abbott's priority items and adjourn before the Labor Day weekend.

A California legislative hearing turned into a shouting match Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite U.S. House maps to win Democrats more seats.

Collier said having officers shadow her was an attack on her dignity and an attempt to control her movements.

The lawsuit was originally filed in late June by several families after Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 10 into law.

They say the requirement violates the First Amendment’s protections for the separation of church and state and the right to free religious exercise.

Families of the 27 girls who died while attending Camp Mystic during July's catastrophic Central Texas floods are urging state leaders to enact comprehensive reforms to improve safety at youth camps a...