Greatly outnumbered by Republicans, Democrats in the Texas Legislature have little chance to pass major bills and are on ...

Lawmakers sought to close gaps in education and support funding for agriculture, disaster preparedness and health care this ...

Monday was "sine die" for the Texas Legislature — the last day of the 89th legislative session. Here’s what happened under ...

Monday was "sine die" for the Texas Legislature — the last day of the 89th legislative session. Here’s what happened under ...

The Texas House and Senate signed SB 37 after conferencing on changes. The final text limits faculty authority and ...

A $1 billion voucher program, touted as “the largest school-choice program in American history,” will go toward students’ ...

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) trails Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) by 22 points in the state’s Republican Senate primary ...

The 89th legislative session came to a close this week, and while it was an exceedingly good session for Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, there were a number of surprise failures as well.

The House and Senate had disagreed over one key issue: pensions for state lawmakers, which are tied to judges' salaries.

On Monday, the Texas House gave final passage to Senate Bill 10, changing from the version previously passed by the Senate.

Just over a year after the Smokehouse Creek wildfire became the largest in state history, Texas legislators passed several ...

After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, the Texas Legislature has just wrapped up its 89th session. This year, state ...