Thirty-two groups sent a letter to Texas lawmakers on Monday urging them to increase state funding for child care. The state has lost...

The House gave initial approval to the bill Tuesday. The legislation is a priority for Speaker Dade Phelan. The Texas House on Tuesday...

Senate Bill 147 was approved by Texas lawmakers Tuesday afternoon. The legislation is a watered-down version of the original proposal,...

The original sculpture was installed in the Church of San Marcello al Corso in Rome last year and is often interpreted as a depiction of...

Law enforcement is fond of saying "no one is above the law." But the questions surrounding Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas'...

Educators and employers are struggling to train, recruit and keep their workforce after the COVID-19 pandemic upended the way Texans...

Texas has done such a great job of attracting residents and businesses that some negative side effects of this success are starting to...

What to do with the multi-billion dollar budget surplus is one of the big questions of the 88th Texas Legislature. Republican leaders...

A pair of bills, SB 147 and SB 711, could restrict people like the author's father from owning property, based on where he was born. My...

Despite controlling both houses of the Texas legislature by comfortable margins, Republicans are fighting amongst themselves over what...

With lower enrollment projections and little help from the Texas Legislature, CISD is facing a deficit of $4 million-$6 million in its...

The Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 20 that would penalize state and local elected attorneys for not enforcing Texas’ abortion laws...

A bill headed to the Texas Senate floor would bar citizens from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia — and businesses with ties to those...

Parents whose children were killed in the Robb Elementary School massacre made sobbing pleads for stricter gun laws before legislators...

The Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill Monday that would admit Stephen F. Austin State University into the University of Texas...

A bill that would allow cities to lower speed limits is advancing through the Texas Legislature. Driving the news: Senate Bill 1663,...

Supporters say the proposals would increase efficiency and expertise, but opponents argue the attempts are political and probably...

The House passed a bill with a late amendment to make it a state jail felony for a “public officer” to give alcohol to a minor under any...

Many bills that would limit access to firearms or ammunition likely won’t become law anytime soon. But people who advocate at the Texas...

With just 21 days left to pass House bills out of committee, there is no sign in the Texas legislature that any changes are coming to the...