Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is considering a run for US Senate, according to new reports. A run against Senator John Cornyn would be a test of the split in the Texas Republican Party.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Paxton gave more credence to the rumors, saying that despite "loving what I’m doing … I’m looking potentially at the U.S. Senate."

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Around 4,000 anti-abortion demonstrators marched to the Capitol in Austin Saturday to celebrate the movement’s long-fought victories in the state.

Texas' senior U.S. senator says he expects Trump to move swiftly on border matters once he resumes office next week.

WASHINGTON — Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, vowed to make the agency more muscular while keeping its work apolitical during his nomination hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.

Crowds are expected to gather around the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Saturday for the annual Rally for Life.

John Cornyn (R-TX) met Friday with Chris Wright, whom President Trump has nominated to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, is a member of the ...

The Laken Riley Act would require federal officials to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally and who are caught committing crimes including theft.

Thousands marched against abortion before rallying at the Texas State Capitol. In an audio file played to the crowd, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn praised Texas’ laws, which offer no exceptions for rape ...

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, in a call from Washington with Texas reporters Thursday, said he expects Donald Trump to issue "100 or so executive orders" on the first day of his new administration ...

The bill would rename the facility to the “Eddie Bernice Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center” in honor of the late congresswoman.