The Texas Legislature is in session at the Capitol in Austin. Here’s what you need to know: What is the Legislature? The ...

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

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

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The Texas House and Senate have dueling proposals that would give taxpayer money to some Texas families for private schooling ...

The state House and Senate have similar proposals to solve the state's water crisis, but there are stark differences on how ...

The bill from Houston-area Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain isn't the first attempt to undermine local control in Austin.

Senate Bill 10 passed the Republican-led upper house late Wednesday on a party-line vote. Democrats condemned the measure as ...

The bill would ban diversity, equity and inclusion policies related to hiring and programming, while creating ways for ...

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

Texas is once again looking at legalizing sports gambling during this year's legislative session, and supporters are being ...