The GOP establishment has gone to bat for John Cornyn, touting the statesmanship and Washington know-how that make him a favorite of his colleagues and a pariah among Paxton’s base.

Southern Baptist delegates at their national meeting overwhelmingly endorsed banning same-sex marriage — including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 10-year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide.

Representatives from NATO-aligned countries are wrapping up a gathering in Ohio to mark the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the Bosnian war 30 years ago.

Representatives of Balkan nations and Americans of both political parties agree on NATO's value in maintaining peace around the world.

Phelan’s primary has emerged as a last stand for the Republican Party’s business-minded establishment against an insurgency primarily motivated by social and cultural issues.

Former NATO ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison will join The Texas Tribune for a virtual conversation event at 4 p.m. Central on Wednesday, April 6.

HOUSTON – Are you ready for Houston Texans football? The Texans kick off their regular season schedule Sunday against the Miami Dolphins at Reliant Stadium and for the 1st time in the history of the franchise, there is serious talk about the Texans having an ability to make it to the the Super Bowl. Head coach Gary Kubiak talks about what it will take to win the season opener and go beyond. Super Bowl winning former coach Tony Dungy, now an NBC analyst, weighs in with his thoughts on all of this "Super Bowl" talk. Next week is Texas Obesity Awareness Week.