The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the ...

Texas State Senator Joan Huffman (R-Houston) filed a package of bail reform legislation last week, coming on the heels of Gov ...

A federal judge has scheduled a trial date for a lawsuit challenging the legality of Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4), a state law ...

Governor Greg Abbott declared bail reform an emergency item for the 2025 legislative session. Lawmakers are starting to show ...

For years, state leaders and critics of the federal government have decried deficiencies in the immigration system, stating ...

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers are strengthening their partnership with leaders in the United Kingdom. On Tuesday, Sen. Tan ...

A bipartisan committee voted unanimously to send to the full Senate legislation that would raise the state homestead ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has congratulated the City of Bowie as a Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has vowed to pass a “school choice” law this session in response to public statements from President Donald Trump.

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when a bipartisan committee voted unanimously to approve and send ...

It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...