The outbreak is in nine counties in the southern plains. Three of those counties are in the district the speaker represents.

House Bill 239, which echoes a bathroom bill that failed in 2017, includes new provisions for shelters and prisons.

The goal of the new legislation is to help drive down the cost of housing so that more Texans can afford homes.

Lawmakers debated the kinds of funding that is most useful for public schools in a marathon House Committee on Public ...

House Higher Education Committee chair says university research and workforce are priorities. Expanding DEI ban not crucial ...

A few weeks after Elon Musk waved a chainsaw at a conservative gathering touting the Department of Government Efficiency’s ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said records turned over by the Texas House show the chamber spent more than $4 million during the ...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Texas House financial records relating to the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton ...

HB 3879, filed by Republican Ellen Troxclair from Lakeway, would prevent local governments and corporations from using money ...

" Texas House and Senate lawmakers have laid out their property tax cut proposals. How do they compare? " was first published ...

State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has filed House Bill 3866, legislation designed to protect Texas homeowners ...

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