If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

Many of the top assignments went to allies of new House Speaker Dustin Burrows. But a few also went to his critics.

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

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The ...

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000.

The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...

The Texas Senate moved swiftly this week to advance property tax relief, one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency items this ...

"We will play hardball on this issue," Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said during a news conference. At the event, Patrick ...

On Wednesday, a routine budget hearing for the Texas Lottery Commission turned into a harsh warning from lawmakers. The ...

Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...

Lawmakers considered a pair of bills to bolster existing Colorado law around reproductive health care rights amid an ...