The advanced DNA collection tool, funded through a federal grant, will support Bell County and local law enforcement in ...

Bell County approved a federally funded M-Vac DNA system to aid criminal investigations. BELL COUNTY, Texas — Bell County has approved a purchase order for the M-Vac DNA collection system, a powerful ...

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Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including ad campaigns and vulnerable ...

Republican Mark Harris represents North Carolina's 8th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Republican August Pfluger represents Texas's 11th Congressional ...

Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly announced he will not seek reelection next year, after learning that the esophageal ...

Paul LePage announced a bid for the rural 2nd District ... lead the second-largest city in Texas is heading to a June 7 runoff between two-time Democratic congressional candidate Gina Ortiz ...

Rep. Austin Pfluger, who represents Texas' 11th Congressional District and a supporter of the bill, co-wrote an op-ed for FOX News, saying that the bill would be the answer to stopping the ...

The ACLU initially filed suit in the nation’s capital to block deportations. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued a ...

More than 40 people are on the May 3 ballot in the 14 council races around the city, and voters will elect at least four new ...