Lawmakers focused first on flood-related bills Monday night and tackled other legislation including a THC ban, property taxes ...

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After two weeks out of state, Democratic lawmakers returned to Austin, paving the way for Republicans to pass their proposed ...

State Rep. Ray Lopez, a San Antonio Democrat, will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the Legislature’s lower chamber.

In a split decision, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the school’s prohibition on drag ...

Lawmakers also approved new teacher raises, banned DEI initiatives and gave schools more flexibility to discipline students.

Now that the Texas House has a quorum following Democrats’ two-week absence, lawmakers are back to debate a wide range of ...

A second special session that has made approving the map a priority started Friday, as soon as the first one ended.

A judge temporarily barred Powered by People from fundraising for Democrats or financially supporting the quorum break.

Some Texas families and teachers criticize the end-of-the-year STAAR test for the enormous burdens it puts on students. They ...

Texas law bans the sale of synthetic kratom, but it isn’t enforced. Earlier this year, legislation died in the Texas House to ...