Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered to points across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent ...

Texas Democrats prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn ...

A spat over congressional redistricting in Texas marks the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering.

Texas Democrats leave the state to block a Republican-led vote on new congressional maps aimed at securing more U.S. House ...

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has mobilized four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and 22 soldiers to send to Texas to help following the deadly floods.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, ...

Twelve states face "dangerously hot conditions," as a major heat wave hits large parts of the country this week, a Newsweek map shows.

The High Plains region had areas where heat and rain were the main story, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Several state governors have sent rescue and relief crews to Central Texas to aid in the search and recovery efforts.

First responders are scouring parts of central Texas after a severe storm brought flash floods that killed 81 people, including 27 children.

Delta farmers just experienced historic, destructive flooding. Scientists say climate change played an important role in the wash.