Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker.

The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...

Top Republicans praised the Texas Senate's passage of "school choice" legislation as the proposal advances to the House where it was defeated in 2023.

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...

Here are five Black History Month icons from Texas that you need to know about.

Senate Bill 2 (S-B-2), a controversial piece of legislation aimed at addressing funding and growth challenges in Texas’ ...

The easy part is over. The Texas House will next take up "school choice" vouchers, an emergency item for Gov. Greg Abbott.

The Senate voted 55-44 to confirm North Texas native Scott Turner as leader of HUD, and he was sworn in by Supreme Court ...

Numerous Republican-led states are seeking to implement measures to slash the size and cost of state governments in an effort ...

Leander ISD plans to cut more than 200 jobs because of a lack of state funding. That has parents and educators worried.

The standing committees in the House and Senate are facing challenges as the world becomes more complex, making it harder for ...

Senate Republicans expect to mark up their budget resolution as soon as next week, as the House GOP struggles over its ...