The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...

There are dozens of committees in the Texas Legislature that specialize in different subjects. However, they can be broken up ...

I’ve never been so scared in my life in this business,” said a child care provider watching the fate of federal grants and ...

Senate Bill 4 would raise the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 and ensure school districts would not lose money.

Legislators are expected to take up a $360 million proposal that would change the landscape of financial aid in the state.

Houston, is making another move to lower property taxes. On Friday, he filed Senate Bill 4 alongside 28 other senators to increase the residence homestead exemption ...

Opportunities: 64% of Texans believe there should be a way for undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. legally if certain ...

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

Early February marks the publication of The Texas Metropolitan Blueprint, which lays out a five-year policy agenda to ensure long-term prosperity and competitiveness for the state's 26 metropolitan ...

The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

Senate Bill 2 (S-B-2), a controversial piece of legislation aimed at addressing funding and growth challenges in Texas’ ...

About 100 Texas government officials and staff attended Texas Legislative Day Friday at Fort Cavazos, interacting with ...