Ted Cruz

At issue was a federal law that has been on the books for 20 years that barred federal candidates from raising more than $250,000 to repay loans made to their campaigns.

In February, Cruz and Cornyn voted against a similar bill that was inspired after Texas passed its abortion restriction law.

The U.S. Senate could consider the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act as soon as this week. Last week, Senate Republicans blocked the Freedom To Vote Act, a different election-related bill.

The hammer throw competitor turned away from the flag during the national anthem on Saturday after she said she was told it wouldn't play when she was on the U.S. Olympic trials podium.

First spotted at an airport by a social media user who posted his photo, there was an immediate outcry overnight that a U.S. senator would travel out of the state amid the worst storm in many Texans' lifetimes.

Cruz is getting blowback after the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. Attorneys have rules of conduct, but the profession largely self-regulates.

The chamber has the power to expel or censure members for their conduct, though it's a rare occurrence. Only 24 have received such sanctions since 1780.

Some Texas Republicans in Congress called for bipartisanship, but many others criticized Biden's early policy moves.

A scholar of politics tells Texas Standard how political theater has consequences, and that the electoral college is “on the chopping block.”

Sen. Ted Cruz and 16 Texas members of the U.S. House of Representatives objected to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory overnight Wednesday. Here's what the Central Texas members had to say about their vote.