Lawmakers in the Texas Capitol are discussing a proposal to create a "District of Austin," in all or part of the city of ...

Austin is not exactly Trump country, so it naming a major, but troubled, highway through the city could send a mixed ...

Lawmakers from the Texas House of Representatives recently heard hours and hours of public input on the Republican-led plan ...

The bill from Houston-area Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain isn't the first attempt to undermine local control in Austin.

An East Texas lawmaker is trying to make the cannon the official state gun of Texas. Senator Bryan Hughes filed Senate ...

Hundreds debate Texas House Bill 3 on education savings accounts, with concerns over public school funding impacts.

A Texas state senator has filed a bill calling for a study on immigration — specifically, the “economic, environmental, and financial impact of illegal immigration” in the state.

There are a handful of transgender Texans who work in the Capitol. Some say that new restroom rules won’t deter them from ...

Should the New York strip steak be renamed the "Texas Strip" and take on the "official State Steak of Texas" honor? Or what ...

This Week in Texas. ABC13 talks to Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows and breaks down the session's key issues with state senators.

A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill to change the language in the state’s abortion laws to make it clearer when exceptions ...