Posted: 12:52 PM A U.S. House committee Thursday approved a bill that would tie student loan interest rates to financial markets.

Posted: 6:17 PM The acting commissioner of the IRS has resigned after an investigation found the agency improperly targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama said Wednesday evening.

Posted: 3:45 PM The FBI’s investigation of the IRS could include potential civil rights violations, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday.

Posted: 12:19 PM U.S. House Speaker John Boehener wants to know who’s going to jail in the wake of the revelation that the IRS targeted conservative groups in the 2010 and 2012 campaigns.

Posted: 6:11 PM U.S. Reps. John Carter, R-Round Rock and Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, have filed legislation that would provide an incentive for gun owners to secure firearms.

Posted: 2:39 PM Civilian employees of the Department of Defense will be furloughed for as much as 11 days beginning in July under a plan announced Tuesday by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.

Posted: 1:31 PM Two Republican governors are calling for a special prosecutor to investigate after the IRS admitted it targeted conservative political groups for particular scrutiny during the 2010 and 2012 campaigns.

Updated: 2:42 PM The chairman of the GOP says Attorney General Eric Holder should resign in light of the revelation the Justice Department secretly obtained two months of phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors.

Posted: 4:03 PM The Texas House Monday approved a bill increasing the minimum age for using a tanning facility.

Posted: 12:57 PM House and Senate negotiators are making some headway in hammering out an agreement on a state budget, a Texas lawmaker said Monday.

Updated: 2:36 PM The president fielded questions about the IRS targeting of conservative groups and about the handling of the deadly attack in Benghazi.

Posted: 12:49 PM A diplomat who wrote a critical report about security at the U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya says he stands by the assessment and absolves Hillary Rodham Clinton of blame.

Posted: 12:41 PM Republican lawmakers say the revelation that the IRS targeted conservative groups is chilling.

Posted: 12:40 PM A Texas congressman who’s the oldest member of the U.S. House says he’ll seek another term next year.

Posted: 12:38 PM One Texas school board election was decided by a single vote and it was the only vote.

Posted: 10:19 PM Proposed bond issues won approval Saturday in six Central Texas school districts.

Posted: 11:47 AM The president used his weekly radio and Internet address to call on Congress to help more homeowners while Republicans pressed a bill allowing workers to trade overtime for time off.

Posted: 11:45 AM A smoke scare Saturday led to the evacuation of the West Wing of the White House.

Posted: 11:39 AM Republican lawmakers in some states are reaching into local affairs of cities and counties.

Posted: 12:24 PM Hundreds of Texas House bills are dead, at least for now.

Posted: 12:17 PM Kentucky’s freshman GOP senator Rand Paul is boosting his profile with an eye on the White House in 2016.

Posted: 12:12 PM The Texas House has passed a bill that would allow some children to consent to immunizations without parents’ approval.

Updated: 1:00 PM The IRS is apologizing for targeting conservative groups for additional review during the 2012 election.

Updated: 6:47 PM The economy is “poised for progress,” President Barack Obama said Thursday during a visit to Texas.

Posted: 2:15 PM The Texas Senate Thursday sent a bill to the governor that would drastically reduce the hours of training required for concealed handgun licenses.