In Texas, Senate Bill 2 passed 19 to 12, to give what proponents believe is a choice for parents to send their children to private schools. It uses $1 billion in funding from the state for 100,000 ...

There are dozens of committees in the Texas Legislature that specialize in different subjects. However, they can be broken up into four categories: Standing committees — permanent committees that stay ...

Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker.

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.

Authorities say the three men, who are alleged to be part of a South American theft group, broke into the star quarterback's ...

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...

By print deadline Wednesday, the Texas Senate was poised to pass a school voucher bill that would offer $10,000 to students ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said cutting taxes is a top priority, however, state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax ...

With all eyes on Austin for the next few month, House Speaker Burrows talks about House and State goals for this session.

Governor Abbott’s State of the State Address rolled out seven emergency items as well as a host of tone-setting policy signals. The emergency designation enables the legislature to bypass the ...

He has covered state politics for 36 years, 27 of them as owner of the Quorum Report, a subscription-only website that trades ...

Throughout his 10 years as governor, Abbott has experienced highs and lows in getting his agenda passed. Now, after a 2024 ...