U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Rockwall, said he supports eliminating the $85 sign-up fee for TSA’s Pre-Check and asking airlines to stop charging for luggage in order to reduce the wait times at security checkpoints inside airports. Ratcliffe also...

If Texas legislators pass a law next session on transgender bathrooms it will put local school districts in a predicament; either follow state law or risk losing federal funds. It’s the first question we asked Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in studio. Critics...

North Texas Republicans are split over whether to support Donald Trump as the likely Republican nominee. The most vocal critic is State Representative Jason Villalba, a Dallas Republican. He wrote a scathing opinion piece in the Texas Tribune, one of...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick sat down with Inside Texas Politics host Jason Whitely this week to discuss how pivotal Tuesday’s Republican primary is in Indiana, what parents can expect to happen with rising college tuition and why it's so important for...

State Comptroller Glenn Hegar predicts more oil companies will go bankrupt and warns to expect more job losses, as well. But Hegar stressed the situation in our state is much more encouraging than some of our neighbors and overall he forecasts modest...

A perplexing question is up for debate in right now: should the government be able to look inside mobile phones while perhaps investigating terrorism? It is personal privacy versus national security. Texas Congressman Michael McCaul chairs the House...

Is the furor over Dallas Police Chief David Brown over? After a revolt from the rank and file, Brown backed down from his plan to move 600 officers to the night and overnight shifts to fight a surge in violent crime. The chief was invited on Inside...

Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott made a trip to Cuba recently and Fort Worth-based American Airlines is planning scheduled flights to the island nation including one from DFW Airport. But America's future with Cuba depends on whether Congress...

Donald Trump has widened his lead in the delegate count – surpassing the halfway mark to secure the nomination. The latest estimate has Trump at 673 delegates, Ted Cruz second with 411 delegates and after his win in Ohio, John Kasich is up to...

The Republican race for president is all anyone in the political world is talking about right now. Can Texas’ freshman senator defeat Donald Trump? Perhaps the bigger question is what does the GOP look like five years from now? Congressman John...