Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led government funding bill that ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating whether t Police Department is refusing to assist enforcing federal immigration laws.

In Texas, lawmakers only have the first 60 days of each regular legislative session to propose new laws, leading to a mad ...

The state House and Senate have similar proposals to solve the state's water crisis, but there are stark differences on how ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending bill to prevent a midnight Friday government shutdown. He worried a shutdo ...

Wednesday was a busy day in the Texas Senate, as lawmakers passed 15 bills. Among them were bills addressing AI-generated child pornography, judicial pay and school safety. Some bills are top ...

A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that already passed the House. The Democrats want to slap limits on ...

Party organizers worry that the GOP’s investigation into ActBlue is part of a broader crusade that could cripple grassroots ...

Congressional Republicans are pushing legislation that would make sweeping changes to voter registration, including requiring ...

The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen ...

SB 8 would require the sheriff’s departments of counties with more than 100,000 people to apply for what is known as a 287 (g) partnership with ICE. This type of agreement with the federal government ...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller shared his thoughts on a Senate bill that would ban all forms of non-medical THC in ...