The 89th Texas Legislature will convene Tuesday. Here are some of the members who will help shape state policies.

The leadership fight in Austin follows months of all-out political warfare between Republican factions and could further ...

From debating school vouchers and improving the state’s water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look ...

Democrats’ hopes of defeating any of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees appear to be fizzling as Senate committees ...

The new speaker will have a dramatic impact on the direction of this year’s lawmaking — and potentially the future of the ...

The Texas Legislature meets every two years to introduce bills that it hopes will become law. Over 1,636 house bills have ...

Texas lawmakers will return to the state capitol on Tuesday to begin the 89th Texas Legislature. Here's a preview of what Dallas Democrats will prioritize as the minority.

House members will kick off the session by electing a new House speaker, which comes after months of GOP infighting.

As deadly wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles, a Republican congressman from Texas says federal lawmakers will consider ...

Opposition to prospective nominees, along with time-consuming Senate rules, will slow floor action despite the Republican ...

Though the Republican-led Laken Riley Act has garnered some bipartisan support, Democratic leaders say that senators should ...