Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when a bipartisan committee voted unanimously to approve and send ...

Last session, Texas lawmakers provided the largest property tax cut in the state's history by increasing the homestead ...

You can register to speak through kiosks at the Capitol or online while using the Capitol Wi-Fi. In rare cases, especially for Senate committee hearings, you may have to fill out and turn in a ...

The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...

Texans also heard from their fellow citizens as part of the Democratic Party’s response to Abbott’s speech, with state ...

Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 anticipated priority bills for the Texas ... Legislature. "Just because a bill is not included in the top 40 does not mean it is not a priority for me ...

Signs that read “Save Public Schools” and “Liberty for Texas Kids” flashed in a Capitol hearing room as people squished into the narrow space behind the rows of chairs at a Texas Senate ...

The Senate education committee will hear public testimony on Senate Bill 2, which would establish education savings accounts.

Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power sharing. But vice chairs don’t have nearly the power enjoyed by chairs, who ...

Prior to becoming attorney general, Paxton was a member of the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate. Cornyn has already announced his intention to run in 2026. Cornyn has not lost an ...