A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led government funding bill that already passed the House but failed to slap any limits on ...

Several of Texas’ top Republicans are defending Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick to head the state’s water agency following pointed ...

Gambling critics hope the net loss of more than a dozen votes for sports betting — and 10 votes for casinos — will be enough ...

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say Texas laws need to be updated to target a proliferation of AI-generated child ...

The Texas House Committee on Public Education adjourned at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday after hearing over 300 testimonies on House Bill 3, establishing an education savings account to subsidize private ...

For the first time, Abbott and a Texas House speaker are aligned, at least publicly, on his vision to send public dollars to ...

If passed, the legislation would create a program where parents could use state tax dollars toward sending their kids to ...

AUSTIN — Aiming to support President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations, Republicans in the Texas Senate want to enlist local law officers as federal immigration agents. Senate Bill 8 ...

Texas GOP Leaders Defend Appointee After Tense Exchange Over Diversity Hiring AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An appointee of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wiped away tears and gave an emotional defense of her ...