The Texas House will decide Thursday on its rules of engagement for the rest of the legislative session – a brisk battle over sensitive issues such as whether Democrats should lead committees, which ...

The Senate version ( Senate Bill 1) calls for a total of $332.9 billion in spending from all funds, state and federal, with roughly 70% coming purely from state monies. The House version ( House Bill ...

Texas budget plans focus on education reform, border security, and tax relief, with contentious funding for private school vouchers.

Few things focus the mind of a politician, and political donors, more than a fundraising deadline. For three decades, a ...

When Democratic lawmakers cast their votes for speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, the vast majority of them saw a clear ...

Top priorities for Republican leaders still include cutting property taxes and funding private school vouchers. In a statement sent out Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Senate Bill 1 ensures that ...

The Texas Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against the state Republican Party Chair alleging that he illegally ...

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Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick questioned the ...

Texas House and Senate budget writers filed the first drafts of the next state budget Wednesday, calling for more than $150 ...

The first order of business for the session was to elect a new Speaker of the House – a hotly contested struggle, especially ...

The Texas House and Senate are both seeking $1 billion for school choice this year, according to budget proposals shared ...