The Senate Finance Committee seemed interested Monday in funding specific education priorities, instead of a large investment ...

Texas public school children could soon be banned from using cell phones at school under a new proposed bill modeled after a ...

Almost immediately after assuming his new role as chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, state Rep. Ramón ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has hinted at a possible run, has more support than the four-term senator among Republicans, ...

From teacher pay and preparation to special education and DEI, here are issues Texas lawmakers are prioritizing this ...

Some of the top issues concerning Texas' metros were child care accessibility, affordable housing, AI regulations and clean energy resources.

Twenty-nine Texas senators, headed by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, made the move to lower property taxes, right on the heels of Gov ...

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

Texas law requires an armed officer at each school. Districts are asking lawmakers to pay the full yearly cost, which they ...

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

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