Top priorities for Republican leaders still include cutting property taxes and funding private school vouchers. In a statement sent out Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Senate Bill 1 ensures that ...

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Democrats in the Texas House just helped elect a Republican Speaker, their leader says without any political horse-trading.

Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick questioned the ...

Texas House and Senate budget writers filed the first drafts of the next state budget Wednesday, calling for more than $150 ...

The Texas House and Senate are both seeking $1 billion for school choice this year, according to budget proposals shared ...

On Monday, the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate released their respective state budget outlines for 2026 and 2027. The House proposal includes $335.7 billion in spending, while the ...

The first order of business for the session was to elect a new Speaker of the House – a hotly contested struggle, especially ...

Both proposed budgets earmark $1 billion for a school vouchers program. The Texas Senate and House filed their respective ...

The suit also asks a judge to order the PAC to “cease and desist from political advocacy in the state of Texas” until a ...