Texas lawmakers made huge investments in community colleges and created new endowments for public universities. They also banned...

Equipment enhancements, traffic studies and planning for a variety of road projects are among the items on the Central Texas Regional...

Leading conservative Gary Bauer slammed the Biden administration Monday for “punishing the poor” by denying health care funds to Texas...

On May 24, the Texas Legislature sent HB 2127, the “Texas Regulatory Consistency Act,” to the governor’s desk. The name of the bill makes...

The bills will give owners of natural gas power plants incentives to build more capacity, but they don’t go as far as originally proposed...

The House and Senate are addressing Gov. Abbott’s directive on human smuggling in different ways. Gov. Greg Abbott sat under the...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may be impeached, but he has friends in high places. Like, Spindletop high. The two oil billionaires...

The 88th Texas Legislature has enacted House Bill 19, which currently awaits Governor Greg Abbott’s signature. A significant piece of...

For more than a decade, Texas has been trying to slim down its youth prison system, which has been plagued by years of abuse scandals....

Proposals to improve energy efficiency failed. Bills that sought to limit greenhouse gas emissions in Texas were ignored, and legislation...

Lawmakers sacrificed school funding to block school vouchers, but the issue could be debated again in a special session. Districts will...

Texans across the state are affected by declining water supplies, water infrastructure disruptions and flooding in their communities....

Texas lawmakers’ response to the state’s deadliest school shooting is a sweeping piece of legislation that mandates armed personnel on...

Lawmakers also approved a $15 million grant program to improve local mental health options for children and families. The regular...

The Texas Legislature’s 88th regular session ended on Monday without any increase to the state’s building block for public education...

Successful bills this session focused on the shortage of nurses in Texas and on eliminating the tax on feminine hygiene products. The...

The bill’s sponsor says greater oversight is needed for Texas’ largest county as county officials have vowed to fight the legislation in...

The state of Texas will be back in federal court Thursday in its latest effort to dismantle legal protections for tens of thousands of...

Most Texas drivers will no longer be required to have their cars pass an annual safety exam after state lawmakers removed the rule from...

Texas' public record law let police hide records of suspects who died in custody from grieving families, reporters, and lawyers....

Texas could have a new law that would end taxpayer support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at public colleges and...

The 88th Texas Legislature concluded May 29, but lawmakers almost immediately began the first in what likely will be a series of special...

Lawmakers aimed to end diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, and tenure across Texas campuses despite pushback from faculty and higher...

The GOP priority legislation could remove prosecutors from office if they don’t pursue certain crimes. The bill gained traction after...