There are several Senate bills referred to the committee that could be addressed during a hearing Thursday, July 31 in Kerrville ...

A group of Democratic lawmakers in the Texas Senate introduced legislation that would legalize marijuana for adults and ...

State officials have initiated construction on the Lubbock Psychiatric Center, a $121 million, 50-bed maximum-security mental health hospital funded as part of Texas' $2.5 billion overhaul of its ...

Traditionally, when the president nominates someone for a federal judgeship, the Senate Judiciary Committee chair (currently ...

If the map is approved and no members move districts, the new boundaries set the stage for half a dozen ...

Texas’ annual sales tax holiday is coming up in the second weekend of August. Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock says Texas families are expected to save an estimated $133.2 million in state and local ...

Cassidy, who defied Trump, aims to win with increasingly conservative base - Congress Bill Cassidy's race for Senate is ...

A proposed redistricting plan unveiled Wednesday would move populated areas of Fort Bliss from a district represented by ...

Democrats in and out of the state are exploring options to block or counter Republicans' controversial redistricting plan.

Texas GOP prepares new congressional maps as House minority leader Jeffries travels to Austin calling Republican redistricting efforts cheating.

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