Gov. Greg Abbott’s Houston visit continued a months-long tour of private schools and churches across Texas. He pushed for the creation of...

Former President Donald Trump has entered an ongoing feud between Republican Speaker of the House Dade Phelan and leader of the Senate,...

Journalists and free speech advocates are raising alarms about a bill moving through the Texas Legislature that they worry would make...

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

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

Voters in North Texas can vote early between April 24 and May 2 ahead of the May 6 election. Early voting is underway for the upcoming...

All hell is about to break loose. The crisis at the southern border is bad enough already. But what happens next month when Title 42, a...

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...

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

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...

However, even if the online sports betting measure were to pass the Texas House, it will surely face headwinds in the Texas Senate....

The House Select Committee on Community Safety is scheduled to hear testimony on bills that would change how people buy firearms and how...

On Monday, a new building on the Texas Capitol grounds was dedicated to Barbara Jordan – the first-ever State building to be named after...

With six weeks remaining in the legislative session, advocates implored Texans to join the 'resistance' against fast-moving efforts to...

The Texas Legislature in 2021 introduced sweeping election legislation that was blasted by critics as being highly anti-democratic. Now,...

The complaint came after an incident in which Slaton and the staffer allegedly met up at his Austin apartment last weekend. A separate...

Once again, the Texas legislature is in session to hash out another budget, and some curious amendments have popped up that aim to bring...

Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday launched a statewide initiative to combat the fentanyl crisis. Texas is launching a $10 million multimedia...

House Republican leaders have said the budget tackles some of their priorities, including providing tax relief to homeowners across the...