The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay the judgment, either during the upcoming special session or ...

The East Texas Food Bank (ETFB) released a statement addressing their concerns after the U.S. Senate passed a bill that will ...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means that Senate Bill 4, which allows local police to arrest suspected ...

Dozens of Houstonians joined the impromptu group to chant, rant and sign a declaration of "independence from Trump's fascist ...

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Here's how Texas' lawmakers and elected officials reacted to the news of the US House of Representatives' passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill" on Thursday.

Some 579 nursing homes would be at “elevated risk” of closure if Medicaid cuts proposed in a 10-year budget reconciliation ...

Democrats last carried Texas in a presidential election 49 years ago, last elected a U.S. senator there in 1986 and have lost all statewide elections since 1994. Texas Republicans could, however, ...

Senate Bill 2753 will change the voting timeline in Texas for the first time since 1987 and would add more days and more ...

Texas lawmakers passed a bill last month that defines consent and fixes what advocates called a loophole in Texas sexual ...

Texas Republicans were divided but ultimately pivotal in helping President Donald Trump’s "Big Beautiful" Bill clear the U.S.

The president wins over sparring factions within his own party to get the bill passed after months of wrangling.