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The renaming of the Waco Veterans Affairs Medical Center after World War II hero Doris Miller was made official Friday with the approval of the president. Read more

It doesn't take long to realize why Congressman Bill Flores was elected to represent Texas. He oozes the traditional characteristics that make up the Lone Star state. One of six children with a father in the military, he started delivering papers at age 10 and then worked on a ranch in Stratford, Texas. His conservative, blue collar roots have paved the way for his chairmanship of the conservative haven in the House. Read more

The decision to rename the Waco Veterans Affairs Medical Center after local World War II hero Doris Miller is headed to President Barack Obama. Read more

After years of being a combative, outspoken thorn in the side of the GOP leadership, the Republican Study Committee is under new management — one that is planning to take a decidedly softer approach to running the arch-conservative group. Read more

Texas will be sending 25 Republicans and two very powerful Senators to the 114th Congress which is set to kick-off in January, 2015. Key committee chairmanships for six of those House Republicans will give Texas control of nearly one-third of the House’s twenty-one committees. This positions Texas representatives to flex their muscle in the effort to extend the Texas model of success to the other 49 states. Read more

A congressional delegation including six representatives from the U.S. House Armed Services Committee visited Train, Advise, Assist Command – East at Tactical Base Gamberi Nov. 22, 2014. Read more

Even for a big state, Texas might be punching above its weight in the new Republican-led Congress - seeing a resurgence of power unknown for a decade or more. Read more

Tea party extremists in the Republican Party are hollering bloody murder at this week’s election of Central Texas Congressman Bill Flores, R-Bryan, as chairman of the staunchly conservative Republican Study Committee. We cheer this unexpected election. It’s reassuring evidence that Republicans are committed to getting past the rhetoric and pursuing responsible governance and real solutions. Read more

Good news for Speaker John A. Boehner: The next Republican Study Committee chairman wants to work with him — and he doesn’t want any public fights. Read more

President Barack Obama gave a speech in which he announced that as many as five million illegal immigrants will gain protections from deportation under a plan that would bypass Congress. Here is our live blog. Read more