What Trump’s reclassification of marijuana means for Texas

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. It’s an effort to open new pathways for medical research and signals a significant shift in federal drug policy.

New Texas laws set to take effect Jan. 1

Texans will ring in the new year with dozens of new laws taking effect, ranging from a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence to tax exemptions for business owners and agreements between federal immigration agents and local sheriff's offices.

Trump blockades Venezuelan oil tankers; Congress reacts

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a total blockade of oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, declaring the Nicolás Maduro regime a foreign terrorist organization and accusing it of using stolen U.S. assets to finance terrorism, trafficking and other criminal activity.