New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair positions. This change breaks a long-standing tradition in the chamber — and could signal that a contentious legislative session lies ahead.

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The Judson ISD board of trustees approved an order to call an election May 3 for four trustee seats Jan. 23. What you need to know Trustees are elected for four-year terms, and the seats up for election are single-member districts,

The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.

The House and Senate are aligning on priorities, meaning school choice, teacher raises, and property tax cuts could be on the table this session, a political science professor told ABC13.

With the 89th Texas legislative session underway, Houston-area lawmakers have begun working on hundreds of bills they hope to pass into law. Priorities for local representatives and senators include power line durability,

The Court of Criminal Appeals will rehear a case it threw out last year. Three of the judges became targets of Attorney General Ken Paxton over another ruling and lost reelection.

Tuesday’s approval for a special May election follows the December gathering of 144 residents who sought more funding for volunteer fire departments in the district North of Pottsboro and West of Locust.

Condemning such assaults on law enforcement officers should be the easiest thing for a politician. But too many Republicans couldn’t even muster that.

KXAN has mapped precinct-level results in counties across the state to get a better picture of how Texans voted in the U.S. Senate election.

On Wednesday, the Texas Comptroller announced awards totaling $701.9 million for the second round of the Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas Program (BOOT II).