The takeover is the latest example of Republican and predominately white state officials pushing to take control in heavily minority and Democratic-led cities.

How Harris County, Texas, the execution capital of the country, sends poor people to death row.

Three women in Texas are facing a lawsuit from a man who says they aided his now-ex-wife in obtaining abortion medication.

The Americans were caught in a drug cartel shootout shortly after crossing the Mexican border Friday, officials said.

One plaintiff developed sepsis after being denied an abortion and has suffered permanent damage to her reproductive organs.

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales' district includes the Uvalde school targeted in a mass shooting last year.