Politics

Amid swirling political drama, Texas lawmakers face a proposal that could hit their wallets if they choose to skip out on sessions.

Governor Abbott has gone over a TON of wannabe laws and, to date, has enacted 1,155 while vetoing or ignoring several.

A growing number of Texans are totally FOR legalizing it and some have actually voted to have it decriminalized in their city. That's not "legalizing" it but agreeing not to arrest somebody for it is the closest Texas has ever come to doing so.

Despite the ongoing back-and-forth and heated debates we see, both between political candidates, on TV, and definitely online, many of us have more in common than we might believe.

Because of this, Green announced he would file articles of impeachment against Trump, holding him accountable for what he calls 'dastardly deeds.' However, this isn't the first time the Congressman has sought to impeach President Trump. This marks the fourth time Green has made the attempt.

Former Arkansas Governor and Texarkana Baptist preacher Mike Huckabee officially threw his hat in the ring from Hope, Ark., this morning in hopes of becoming the Republican nominee for President of the United States. Huckabee announced a run for his party's 2016 presidential nomination Tuesday with an energized speech aimed at garnering support from the Christian right and blue-collar Americans st

Current Bowie County Judge Sterling Lacy has decided to run for re-election after all, but this time he will run as an "independent" candidate.

Even with accusations of illegal financing, and requests for federal investigations by his political opponent's camp in the days before the election, James Carlow is now Bowie County Judge.

As of 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday, the federal government closed down. Congressional leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate were unable to reach an agreement on a budget or a temporary fix, known as a continuing resolution, before the start of the new fiscal year on October 1.

Jessica Hyman, interim city manager for Texarkana Arkansas has submitted her resignation, and intends to return to her position as City Finance Director.

1:10 p.m. (EST): A third letter, this one sent to Senator Joe Manchin (D.-W.V.), has been found to contain ricin. 12:45 p.m. (EST): FBI spokesman Paul Bresson has confirmed that the substance found in the letter to the president was ricin. The Secret Service says that a letter containing a suspicious substance and addressed to President Obama was received on Tuesday at a White House mail facility.

An attempt on the life of a Bulgarian politician was miraculously averted yesterday when the would-be killer's gun refused to fire.