Sen. Robin Padilla’s chief of staff, Atty. Rudolf Philip Jurado, on Thursday defended the senator’s proposal for mandatory ...

Chief among lawmakers’ tasks is plugging a roughly $750 million hole in the state budget caused by the Republican federal tax and spending bill. But there’s plenty more on the docket.

Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S.

The Texas State Association of Firefighters is opposing a bill that would lower tax rates, fearing that it would also lower the funding fire departments get from local governments.

Parents of children who died in the devastating July 4 flood at Camp Mystic delivered emotional testimony before Texas ...

The parents of Camp Mystic flood victims delivered emotional testimonies before the Texas Senate Committee on Disaster ...

The Texas House approved new mid-decade redistricting maps on Wednesday after a two-week delay with a vote of 88-52.

With the 2nd special session underway, a bill aimed at protecting human trafficking victims from prosecution is being discussed again. This time with a lot more support than in years past, after it ...

"My daughter was stolen from us," one of the several Texas parents who lost children in the Camp Mystic flooding said at the ...

The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, as governors from both major parties threaten to initiate similar ...

After protests, a two-week quorum break and out-of-state pressure, the Texas House passed a new map for the state's congressional districts on Wednesday. The bill now proceeds to the Texas Senate, ...

A Katy Independent School District student says the district’s interpretation of a new Texas law means teachers and staff can ...