Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s rise to become one of the most powerful politicians in Texas followed an unlikely path, from sports ...

State lawmakers are expected to approve a $5.7 million increase the the Texas Commission on the Arts' two-year budget for ...

Protesters marched from the governor's mansion to the Texas Capitol on Saturday morning, calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to veto ...

Hallsville plays Lake Creek at 4 p.m. at Red & Charline McCombs Field on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin.

Smiles From Heaven, a Laredo group, receives Texas House recognition for uplifting children battling cancer and blood ...

The wide-ranging education bill, Senate Bill 12, cleared its final hurdles before heading to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, after ...

Approval of the monument comes as the lower chamber prepares to debate the “Life of the Mother Act” bill later this week.

Martinez Fischer says the city has long carried the title. But adds it's time for the Texas legislature to officially ...

Two resolutions that comprised a major part of a bail reform package are dead after the Texas House declined to pass them by ...

A bill to improve the way Texas investigates death failed to pass at the Capitol. But even though it’s not becoming law, it’s still making an impact. We look closer at the legislative effort through ...

Both Houses signed off on the $338 billion spending plan to fund state government for the two-year cycle that begins Sept. 1.

The Memorial Day weekend was not a holiday in the Capitol as lawmakers were making a last-ditch effort to complete their work ...