U.S. Sen. John Cornyn filed the State Border Security Assistance Act on Thursday; Sen. Ted Cruz is a cosponsor. U.S. Rep.

Democrats haven't won a Senate race in Texas in decades, but early polls suggest the 2026 election could become competitive.

After three weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations between chambers, the Texas Senate is considering a rewritten version of ...

Over 20 years after the Supreme Court found the Texas law unconstitutional, a proposed bill would repeal the ban on so-called ...

Texas school districts’ best chance of seeing a significant increase in per student funding next year now appears unlikely.

A bill that could have brought stronger accountability for dangerous dogs and irresponsible owners failed to move forward ...

Paxton argued in court filings that the State Fair of Texas had violated a state law that bars local governments from restricting guns on property they own or lease. The city of Dallas owns Fair Park ...

House Bill 2894, which would address the city of Harker Heights and the city of Nolanville being unable to receive ...

House Bill 1738 would strike down a 1973 Texas law prohibiting “homosexual conduct.” That law has been unenforceable since ...

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More than 50 solar companies with Texas ties signed onto a Thursday letter pleading with members of Congress to preserve ...

Legislation aimed at barring people and agents of countries deemed hostile to U.S. interests from owning land in Texas leaped ...