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

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

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 ...

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

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

The 89th Texas Legislative Session has convened in Austin, Texas, for 2025. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are expected ...

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

A key part is the requirement that the GOP House Caucus demanded. Committee Chairs are to be members from the majority party ...

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A real estate developer whose relationship with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was at the center of ...

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

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 ...