Outside the Beltway

Local and federal authorities are investigating a spree of explosions terrorizing Austin, Texas.

The shooter in the Texas church shooting was apparently able to get his weapons because the Air Force failed to report his domestic violence conviction.

A big win for opponents of Voter ID laws.

A big setback for one of the most restrictive Voter ID Laws in the country.

On Tuesday, Ted Cruz’s campaign faces what amounts to a do-or-die battle in Texas.

Associate Justice Antonin Scalia has died at the age of 79.

Governor Abbott may claim he seeks to restore the constitutional order, but in fact his proposals have a lot in common with those who opposed the documents ratification in the first place.

A Federal Appeals Court has dealt a setback to Texas in the battle over its Voter ID Law.

The Attorney General of Texas is responding to the Supreme Court’s marriage ruling by telling Clerk’s who issue marriage license that they are free to ignore the law.

And some thoughts on how a small number of voters can influence major office-holder behavior.

There must be something odd in the water in the Lone Star State, because a bizarre conspiracy theory seems to have taken root there.

Texas has joined with 16 other states in a lawsuit against the Obama Administration over the President’s executive action on immigration. At first glance, it doesn’t appear to have much legal merit.

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans support the President’s changes to deportation policy, but don’t like that he acted unilaterally.

Republicans performed better among Latino voters this year than they did in 2012, but that doesn’t mean they’ve solved their problems.

The Republican wave extended even to Governor’s races that, in any other year, they should have lost.

Time to look into the crystal ball.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has made an incredibly weak argument in favor of his state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

A victory for opponents of Voter ID in Texas, but it’s not likely to stand up on appeal.

The nastiest campaign ad of the 2014 cycle is here, and Wendy Davis should be ashamed of it.

A partial setback for the pro-life crowd out of Texas.

Effective immediately, Texans will have to show photo identification to vote.

The wacko fringe of the GOP is increasingly finding room in the mainstream of the party.

A case out of Texas demonstrates quite aptly the absurdity of the current patchwork quilt approach to same-sex marriage in the United States.