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State lawmakers are considering reforms to the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) after hearing testimony about how the county commissioners court is distributing surplus revenues and the ...

Legislation clarifying the state’s abortion laws was discussed in a lengthy Texas House committee hearing on Monday, revealing multiple factions on both the pro-life and pro-choice sides of the debate ...

The 2026–2027 biennium budget will head to conference committee after the Texas House passed its $337 billion blueprint — $1.3 billion larger than the Senate’s — after protracted debate that was full ...

Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Boyd announced he will not pursue a third term and will retire after over 12 years on the court, saying that “there is a time for every activity under the heavens.” “I ...

Texas could allocate up to $70 million in funding for the Thriving Texas Families (TTF) program, formerly known as the Alternatives to Abortion program, for the 2026–2027 biennium as a part of the ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-TX-21) Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require proof of American citizenship to register to vote in federal ...

The Texas Legislature is on track to approve over $336 billion in spending for the 2026–2027 biennium, but first, House members get a crack at amending the budget behemoth on the floor. On Thursday, ...

With all the expected fanfare, the Texas House rejected state Rep. Brian Harrison’s (R-Midlothian) attempt to remove Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) from the chair. Harrison filed House Resolution ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made his long-rumored bid for U.S. Senate official, looking to knock off Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) from the seat he’s held for two decades. “I’m excited to do this here ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and government oversight is an ongoing issue at the federal level, and now Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is requesting information regarding actions possibly taken by a nonprofit ...

Removals by Child Protective Services (CPS) in Texas went down by 55 percent from 2018 to 2024, while simultaneously the number of children dying from abuse also decreased by 53 percent — five years ...