The 89-43 vote comes less than two months after an Austin federal judge declared extreme heat in Texas prisons “plainly ...

Legislation that would renew the Texas Lottery with strict reforms has passed the Senate. House lawmakers will now consider ...

Proposals passed in the Legislature would prioritize childcare access for the children of daycare workers and create a ...

A bill that would allow the City Council to move Dallas city elections from May to November in odd years has stalled in the ...

The proposal would heavily invest in teacher pay and special education. It includes a modest $55 increase to schools' base ...

Senate Bill 3070 would allow the Texas Lottery’s games to continue under a new department, abolish the agency and create ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Texans "like their Lotto and ... scratch-off games," and therefore, the state will fix the lottery.

The $7.8 billion school funding bill proposed by the Texas Senate and agreed to by the governor and House speaker is the ...

With just over two weeks left in the legislative session, Texas senators have introduced their version of the sweeping public ...

Having spent 52 years in the Texas House, Senfronia Thompson is the longest-serving woman in the chamber's history and in any ...

The Texas Legislature’s 2025 session gavels out in a little less than three weeks — operating word there being “gavel.” Those ...

State senators unveiled their version of House Bill 2 on May 15. The amended bill, which differs substantially from what ...