Mattie Parker

At the core of the program is the idea that there is no separation between what happens within the church and what happens in the government.

The average age of Texans last year was 37, while the Legislature’s average age was 55. Hurdles to voting and the unique challenges young candidates encounter fuel the mismatch.

In a resolution signed Friday, the party blasted two Republicans who voted against the measure and accused them of undermining its electoral chances.

The high-stakes race pitted an established Republican lawmaker against a right-wing candidate who had Attorney General Ken Paxton’s backing.

State Rep. Craig Goldman and business owner John O’Shea are competing to replace U.S. Rep. Kay Granger. Brandon Gill won the GOP nomination to replace Michael Burgess.

In cities dominated by single-family neighborhoods, local leaders across Texas want a broader variety of housing to combat the affordability crisis.

Though the mayor’s position in Dallas is technically nonpartisan, Johnson joins Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker as one of two Republican mayors to lead a major Texas city.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Three people were killed and eight were wounded late Monday when gunmen fired indiscriminately into a crowd at a Como parking lot following the west Fort Worth neighborhood’s annual celebration on the eve of Fourth of July.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Amid temperatures that felt like 104, Opal Lee completed her “Walk for Freedom” on Monday and called for people to make a change in others.

The three big-city mayors faced little opposition in their reelection bids.