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.

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

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

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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.

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

Flusche discussed the far-reaching implications of some of the proposed bills that are advancing, from funds to security and ...

As a committee of the Texas Legislature prepares to discuss a bill framed as a solution to squatting, housing advocates and ...

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