S hortly after one of the most conservative legislative sessions in Texas history, Gov. Greg Abbott decided that he was ...

The state legislature will take the rare step of considering a mid-decade redrawing of district lines in light of concerns ...

Redistricting is one of 18 items on the agenda during the Texas legislative special session that begins July 21.

Abortion is one of 18 items on the special session agenda, and some advocates hope to revive a bill targeting medication ...

House Bill 3187 and Senate Bill 2118 — would change how DART is funded and governed, respectively. HB 3187 would have required the transit ...

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President Donald Trump reportedly told Texas Republicans on a call on Tuesday he wants them to find five new GOP seats in ...

State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin filed the first flood related legislation Wednesday ahead of next week’s special session, proposing changes to emergency warning systems operated by ...

Known as the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, House Bill 32 was filed by state Rep. Valoree Swanson (R-Spring) as lawmakers convene ...

Texas' special session is set to begin next week. Several items are on the agenda for lawmakers, including disaster warnings, ...

State lawmakers have begun to file bills on the topics listed on the call, but also other topics as well. They can only vote ...

Gov. Greg Abbott called for the first special session of the 89th Texas State Legislature Wednesday, and set 18 topics for ...