As GOP rivals battle for the nomination, Democratic favorite Colin Allred still trails them both according to a new poll.

Sen. John Cornyn has finally climbed within the margin of error against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in new, independent polling of Texas GOP primary voters. Why it matters: It's the first poll since outside groups spent millions of dollars on pro-Cornyn advertising,

Newsweek contacted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who filed the legal petition, for comment via online inquiry forms on Thursday, outside of regular office hours.

The judge says he doesn't have the power to decide whether the Democrats were violating civil warrants issued by the Texas House.

Illinois law enforcement officers cannot arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the northern state in protest of a congressional redistricting map, a state judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling,