As federal pandemic aid ends and sales tax revenues cool, analysts say it could constrain the Texas Legislature in coming ...

If next year's GOP primary comes down to who has the best ties to the Trump administration, Aaron Reitz likes his chances in ...

In the Senate, Huffman has spearheaded a range of criminal justice legislation and efforts to clamp down on the state’s bail ...

Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, on the Senate floor during the second day of the 89th regular session at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Juan Figueroa / Staff ...

$500 million was the initial figure associated with SB 22, but the House amended the bill to only allow for $300 million in ...

“House Bill No. 3120 is a well-intentioned effort to make child detention facilities, and the communities around them, safer,” Abbott wrote. “This all seems like good policy. If a fire breaks out, ...

The analogy employed by emcee Joe Ripple comparing state Rep. Cody Vasut to a tugboat operator held up after Vasut took the ...

A bill that would've added two new district courts was vetoed by the governor, and legislators are trying to add one of the courts in the next special session.

Texas is no longer funding the construction of a wall along its southern border as state lawmakers have suggested that ...