FAYETTEVILLE-- Until recently, microwave popcorn was among the threats to drinking water, a scientific conference in Fayetteville was told Tuesday.

The most memorable kick for Scott Starzyk, the University of Arkansas football team's freshman kicker, wasn't even his own.

Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session that starts Monday ...

Texas isn’t the only state looking to make these changes. Alabama and Louisiana have both redistricted recently and are now ...

Texas lawmakers are meeting for the first time to address the deadly July 4 floods that killed at least 135 people ...

Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...

Ramon Alberto Salcedo faces more than 20 years in prison if convicted of illegal drug and weapon possession charges.

Texas State Rep. James Talarico talks with Jen Psaki about applying his Christian faith to modern American politics, the ...

Senator John Cornyn said he strongly supports Texas having a detention center like the controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" facility in Florida. Cornyn praised Florida during a border hearing on Tuesday ...

While both map-drawing has often been done in private, it's now being debated in the open — and making parties susceptible to ...

Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred has changed his approach for a second Senate campaign by staging rallies that focus on firing up the Democratic voters he'll need not only in a general election, but for ...

A redistricting expert discusses Tom Delay, ‘dummymanders,’ and the long history of racial gerrymandering in the state.