On Monday, the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate released their respective state budget outlines for 2026 and ...

Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick questioned the ...

Texas House and Senate budget writers filed the first drafts of the next state budget Wednesday, calling for more than $150 ...

"SB 1 maintains our promise to Texans by keeping our state on a conservative path to greater prosperity,” Lt. Gov. Dan ...

The state Senate’s draft budget would also lower property taxes by increasing the homestead exemption for most homeowners.

House Bill 1 proposes $335.7 billion in state and federal spending, including $154.1 billion in general revenue spending.

Both chambers set aside $1 billion for a voucher-like education savings account program — double what was on the table two ...

Sen. Marsha Blackburn expects and hopes more Democrat lawmakers will vote to support bills that protect women and girls in sports from transgenders.

The Texas House and Senate are both seeking $1 billion for school choice this year, according to budget proposals shared ...

Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a ...

Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender ...

The Waco City Council has declared January 21 as "Doc Anderson Day" to honor Charles N. "Doc" Anderson, a longtime public servant and veterinarian.