The 89-43 vote comes less than two months after an Austin federal judge declared extreme heat in Texas prisons “plainly ...

Nearly a month after the Texas House passed a fentanyl test strip bill, activists stormed Sen. Pete Flores' office to demand ...

A Texas bill to ban the retail sale of dogs and cats in pet stores died after it failed to make it out of committee earlier ...

Texas lawmakers reached a $8.5B school funding deal, boosting per-student aid but keeping costs flexibly covered.

The Texas House on Monday approved a series of restrictive bail measures long sought by Gov. Greg Abbott, likely assuring the ...

Providing bigger tax breaks to homeowners is a key component of a deal brokered by Republicans in the Texas Legislature to ...

Having spent 52 years in the Texas House, Senfronia Thompson is the longest-serving woman in the chamber's history and in any ...

The Texas House advances a legislative package that would change the way bail is administered in Texas — but one key part of ...

Lawmakers in Texas have advanced two bills that could save the state's homeowners hundreds of dollars every year in property taxes.

The deal, confirmed by three lawmakers familiar with the discussions, appears to strike a face-saving compromise for both ...