Capitol Context: The last time Texas added up the costs of illegal immigration
A Texas state senator has filed a bill calling for a study on immigration — specifically, the "economic, environmental, and ...
Why an East Texas lawmaker wants to name I-35 through Austin after President Donald Trump
Austin is not exactly Trump country, so it naming a major, but troubled, highway through the city could send a mixed ...
Texas Legislature pays tribute to Texas suffragist icon Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Minnie Fisher Cunningham helped get women in Texas the right to vote two years before the 19th Amendment was ratified.
Sylvester Turner carried into Texas Capitol to lie in state as tributes pour out
State lawmakers on Thursday formally honored Sylvester Turner, adding to the plethora of tributes that have poured out since ...
Texas educators band together to challenge school vouchers, faculty 'censorship'
Texas professors and teachers' unions met with lawmakers Monday to say why they oppose school vouchers and limits on faculty ...
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Transgender staffer navigates Texas Capitol with guarded care amid growing hostilities
Despite attempts to deny her existence, Mo Jenkins is steadfast in her public service mission to make life better for others.
Former Houston Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner lies in honor at Texas State Capitol
A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s ...
Advocacy at the Texas Capitol: Two district leaders champion public education
Two Ector County ISD leaders, Bowie Middle School Principal Amy Russell and Director of Digital Learning Lauren Tavarez, spent two days at the State Capitol in Austin just before Spring Break, meeting ...
Texas lawmaker introduces bill to clarify medical exceptions in state’s abortion ban
A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill to change the language in the state’s abortion laws to make it clearer when exceptions ...