Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power ...

Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

A fiscal note for SB 2 from the Texas Senate said the legislation would allow about 35,000 students to attend private school ...

More housing, of any kind, can help bring down costs for everyone. Houston has done this and has seen a reduction in ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents amid the Trump administration's ...

There's also about $6.5 billion in additional money for property tax relief on top of what was passed two years ago. That may ...

On the same day the Texas Senate filed its 2026-2027 biennium budget proposal, the Texas House filed a similar budget.

The governor’s State of the State address is key because it’s where he’ll declare his “emergency items” for the ongoing 2025 ...

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

Since then, the vast majority of House speakers have been elected by acclamation or with more than 140 votes. Even Rep. Dade ...