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

Amid widespread population growth lawmakers are set to debate funding proposals that aim to solve the state’s water crisis ...

Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would create Texas Cyber Command, a government entity tasked with creating a ...

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

The bill, which would improve grid reliability among other things, readies the state to support more data centers and AI ...

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

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

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.

Expanding career training across Texas is one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s seven emergency items during the 2025 legislative session ...

By placing the Ten Commandments in our public-school classrooms, we ensure our students receive the same foundational moral compass as our state and country’s forefathers,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said.

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

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