In Texas, lawmakers only have the first 60 days of each regular legislative session to propose new laws, leading to a mad ...

Rodney Ellis, a Harris County Commissioner in Houston and longtime friend of Green, said the congressman has long been an "unwavering" champion for civil rights causes, including combatting police ...

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said on Thursday that the county could lose $600 million in federal grants, thanks to President Trump's federal funding freeze.

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner warned the GOP before Trump's speech to leave Medicaid alone. It was one of his final messages.

HOUSTON (KIAH) — The Office of Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and the American Red Cross are opening a warming center at Lincoln Community Center. 'You F***ed Up And Picked The Wrong ...

Local judges told Harris County commissioners that more courts are needed because of case backlogs and a growing population, ...

For decades, Black and Hispanic leaders in Texas like Ellis have pushed the federal government to do more to investigate and address disproportionate contamination found in communities of color.

Rodney Ellis was elected to the Texas Senate in 1990. During his tenure, Senator Ellis has earned praise as a leader on economic development, education, civil rights, responsible environmental ...

Rep. Al Green disrupted Donald Trump's joint congressional address Tuesday. It's not his first time countering the president, ...

He filled them and really made his own imprint and we will miss him.” Rodney Ellis, a Harris County Commissioner in Houston, said he was devastated by the news of Turner’s passing.