When Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session last month, he put legislation responding to the devastating Hill Country floods at the top of lawmakers’ agenda.

Texas filed a motion for contempt Tuesday against Beto O'Rourke for violating a temporary restraining order barring him from ...

Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows — said Tuesday the Legislature will adjourn its current overtime session on Friday, and the governor will immediately call ...

The Texas Senate’s packed floor session Tuesday wasn’t without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber’s ...

The redrawn map shifts voters in Austin, Houston, North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in hopes of creating five more Republican seats in the U.S. House.

Republican leaders say they will give it one more try on Friday to end a quorum break at the State Capitol. If the walkout by Texas Democrats holds, Gov. Greg Abbott says he will immediately call ...

Texas House Democrats plan to return to the state after fleeing to block GOP redistricting efforts, local Texas media has ...

Republican's and Gov. Abbott criticize absent Democrats while advocacy group defends walkout, claiming flood relief funds could be released without special session. Democrats respond to criticism.

Beto O’Rourke on Tuesday called Ken Paxton a “corrupt, lying thug,” after the attorney general said O’Rourke should be ...

As national Democrats continue looking for a message that will resonate with the American public enough to put them back in ...

Texas House Democrats will end their weeks-long standoff Tuesday and return to Austin. Democrats in the Texas House of ...

The tests would be administered at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. But the proposal’s fate is unclear with ...