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

Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...

Legislators are expected to take up a $360 million proposal that would change the landscape of financial aid in the state.

There are dozens of committees in the Texas Legislature that specialize in different subjects. However, they can be broken up ...

A bill filed by Rep. Jeff Leach would prevent countries like China, North Korea, Russia and Iran from buying property in ...

Senate Bill 2 (S-B-2), a controversial piece of legislation aimed at addressing funding and growth challenges in Texas’ ...

Texans gained access to consumable hemp products in 2019 when the Legislature legalized their production and sale following a ...

Houston, is making another move to lower property taxes. On Friday, he filed Senate Bill 4 alongside 28 other senators to increase the residence homestead exemption ...

Texans show strong support for stricter gun laws, including universal background checks and bans for individuals with ...

Opportunities: 64% of Texans believe there should be a way for undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. legally if certain ...

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...

Here are five Black History Month icons from Texas that you need to know about.