As the eighty-ninth legislative session approaches its conclusion, Republican leaders are on track to approve just about ...

It comes as Texas public schools have been struggling with budget deficits. Gov. Greg Abbott made teacher pay raises an ...

A raft of social conservative priorities backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hang in the balance, including efforts to infuse more ...

This session’s centerpiece legislation is the plan to allocate $1 billion annually that families can use to help pay for ...

Former Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon warned on his podcast Thursday about what he called a corporate-driven takeover of Texas Republican power centers. Republican Texas State […] ...

Legislation endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows banning teens from acting like animals in schools ...

Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows endorsed the proposal that raises teacher pay and ...

Texas legislators backed Senate Bill 840 to convert empty offices into housing, tackling the affordability crisis. The bill redefines land use for urban areas.

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Texas lawmakers have sought to make it easier to build more homes — and harder for neighbors to block projects.

A group of insurgent Texas House Republicans has declared open war on GOP leadership and the lower chamber’s regular order of business, vowing to kill every local and consent calendar for the ...

Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, from Lubbock, sat down with KAMC’s Jen Phillips for an exclusive interview.