Texas state tax has pros and cons. The statewide sales tax rate of 6.25% is a bit high, and localities can add 2%. Property taxes in Texas are also on the high end but were recently lowered for ...

A judge Friday denied a request to stop the tabulation or publishing of results in a pair of ballot initiatives that would ...

In Georgia, a new law has decreased the amount of time voters have to request absentee ballots and ... Alabama and North ...

Driver’s license delays with Service Oklahoma almost prevented a metro mother from casting her ballot. She’s now giving a warning to other voters.

The Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Labour manifestos offer markedly different visions for the future of devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after the […] ...

In a game more evenly matched than the final score indicated, lapses in discipline proved costly for the Texas City Stings in a 31-7 loss to the Fort Bend Marshall Buffaloes in Friday’s often chippy ...

We’ve created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as ...

Texas has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As of ...

LegalZoom examines the different ways a power of attorney can help make decisions on your behalf—but only in certain ...

Last month, my parents called me with some big news. Oklahoma was mentioned in The New York Times as being pretty much the only state that didn’t have early, in-person early voting underway. I ...

South Dakota Request-required absentee/mail-in voting No excuse required. Tennessee Request-required absentee/mail-in voting Excuse required. Texas Request-required absentee/mail-in voting Excuse ...