This week, top Republican leaders expressed a desire to to amend the state's strict abortion laws to clarify when doctors can ...

The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further ...

Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power ...

The proposal, a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott, budgets $1 billion over the next two years to fund the private school vouchers.

Under SB 2, the proposed $1 billion in the budget would mean roughly up to 100,000 Texas students who want to enroll in an ...

Patrick is the first major Republican official in Texas to say he supports clarifying the state's near-total abortion ban ...

The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top priority for Gov. Greg ...

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Speaker Vote Fallout -  A contentious vote ends a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers.  In the end, Lubbock Republican Dustin Burrows won the vote for House Speaker.  But some of his ...

The Senate education committee will hear public testimony on Senate Bill 2, which would establish education savings accounts.