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

Starting this month, car buyers cannot drive off dealerships with temporary paper plates. The Senate Bill 1902 law requires that dealerships must issue metal license plates to buyers at the time of ...

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, state Rep. James Talarico and former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke are among those who've said they may ...

A funding boost to the tune of $8.5 billion would usually be a cause for widespread celebration among Texas public schools.

President Donald Trump expressed disappointment Thursday in Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick after he voted “no ...

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

The wide-ranging bill is the vehicle for much of Trump’s domestic policy agenda, containing key changes that will affect ...

Solar energy now makes up almost 20 percent of the grid’s capacity and 40 percent of new gigawatts in line for ...

The third-term Republican, who is challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn next year rather than run for reelection, did not give an ...