A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill to change the language in the state’s abortion laws to make it clearer when exceptions ...

A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s ...

We’re on the verge of the the “biggest and most consequential school choice program in the entire country,” the U.S. senator ...

A Texas state senator has filed a bill calling for a study on immigration — specifically, the “economic, environmental, and financial impact of illegal immigration” in the state.

Minnie Fisher Cunningham helped get women in Texas the right to vote two years before the 19th Amendment was ratified.

Austin is not exactly Trump country, so it naming a major, but troubled, highway through the city could send a mixed ...

When Texas legalized hemp in 2019, it inadvertently approved the sale of hemp-derived consumable products with up to 0.3% THC ...

Preventing Disaster – Legislation to require security barriers to prevent crashes at hospital entrances is getting widespread support at the Texas Capitol. Matt Grant has the latest follow up in our ...

Texas professors and teachers' unions met with lawmakers Monday to say why they oppose school vouchers and limits on faculty ...

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 ...

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The Texas Senate continues to pass bills identified as legislative priorities by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, with the most recent ...