Texas lawmakers will enter their 89th legislative session at noon on Jan. 14, the biennial, five-month period where they can pass new bills. Read more: ...

State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) won the speaker's job Tuesday with the support of Democrats, who favored him over a ...

Hundreds of Texans converged upon the Texas State Capitol building for the first day of the 89th Legislature. There was plenty of excitement outside of the Capitol ...

The minority party whip got engaged to his longtime partner shortly after being sworn in at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Tuesday ... the halls of this very building, this moment is ...

Lawmakers will debate the future of public education, find ways to spend nearly $200 billion in tax money and wrangle over ...

“Let the fear of the Lord return to Austin. In Jesus’ name.” The North Texas pastor ... outside of the Capitol that "there is no separation between church and state." He also said that ...

Statewide forces will collide in Austin this week when the legislative session begins. Tuesday, lawmakers get sworn in and ...

Legislators are flocking to the Texas Capitol on Tuesday for the first day ... With the return of Texas House and Texas Senate members to Austin—and over 2,000 bills filed— comes increased ...