Elected officials in Texas would be prohibited from receiving campaign donations during some special legislative sessions ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican also from flood-prone Houston, called for the outdoor siren system as he toured the damage ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed the state’s new congressional redistricting bill into law. The new maps could swing ...

The families testified that counselors were told not to move children out of cabins until they received instructions to do so ...

Exactly a week ago, Texas House Democrats returned to the state after fleeing to prevent Republicans from voting on President ...

The bill who was authored by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), received strong backing from Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, who issued a statement following its passage. “We are very close to the end in ...

Texas lawmakers are trying to replace one big STAAR test in public schools with three shorter tests. House Bill 8 is set for ...

Earlier this month, Sen. Paul Bettencourt explained two propositions that will be on the May 7 ballot across Texas. The one that impacts the most people would lower school property taxes by about ...

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, along with many educators and students, have tried for years to get rid of the State of ...

When longtime Houston Senator Paul Betencourt walks into the state Capitol on July 21, he’s going to have a plan in his briefcase that he says will reduce the number of lives lost in a ...

Texas lawmakers have passed legislation aimed at overhauling safety standards for youth camps following the tragic deaths of ...

Democrats say recent changes to the bill give too much power to the TEA and fall short of meaningfully easing the pressures ...