The three-term Republican is heading into his sixth legislative session as Texas' chief executive ... thousands of National Guard service members and state troopers to assist federal agents ...

Members of the Texas House ... Comptroller Glenn Hegar estimated Monday that Texas will have nearly $24 billion left in its state coffers when the current two-year budget cycle ends in August.

A bipartisan committee voted unanimously to send to the full Senate legislation that would raise the state homestead ...

Senate Bill 4 would raise tax exemptions on Texans’ primary homes to $140,000 and would apply only to taxes levied by public ...

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle when a bipartisan ...

all of which are important to Texas," Patrick said. Of the 25 priority bills Patrick identified, two had been filed before his announcement: Senate Bill 1, the state budget, and SB 2 — the ...

The AAUP's head said he's encouraging union members to reach out to lawmakers to share how higher education proposals could affect them and students.

The 89th Legislature ... s elected members take the bold measure to rename the Texas Railroad Commission of Texas for its intended purpose — energy? The Railroad Commission is the state agency ...

Patrick is the first major state elected official to offer support for changing the state’s abortion law in this legislative session. The Texas abortion ... time Republican members of the ...

Texas lawmakers returned to Austin on Tuesday to begin a 140-day session, during which the Republican-led Legislature ... the backing of 76 current and incoming members — 38 Democrats and ...

Patrick on Sunday said the Legislature should amend the language of the state ... The Texas Tribune delivers fact-based journalism for Texans, by Texans — and our community of members, the ...