The base salary for state judges hasn't changed or adjusted for inflation since 2013, ranking Texas second-to-last for ...

The move puts the state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate smartphone use by children and teenagers.

Dan Patrick has seamlessly blended show-business flair into his political career with captivating performances to champion ...

Senate Bill 8 would further expand the state’s role in enforcing immigration laws, long the sole jurisdiction of the federal ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – This session, Texas lawmakers filed around 50 bills ... while a handful even made it the governor’s desk and will likely become law. Another bill signed by the governor that ...

Texas is poised to become the first state governed by Republicans ... If the bill is signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, that will add another significant market with these requirements ...

Several bills strengthening protections for sex crime victims and penalties for perpetrators nearly unanimously passed the legislature and are headed to the governor for his signature. HB 3073, filed ...

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Texas lawmakers passed the first raise for state judges in more than 10 years in the last hours of the 89th Legislature Monday — after a dispute over the bill's effect on legislators' pensions ...

Senate Bill 1568 allows the Department of State Health Services to diversify plate design options to boost public interest ...

Glenn Hegar is stepping down from the job this month after being named chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. Abbott ...

House Bill 126, which allows student athletes to receive a slice of the billions Texas colleges generate in revenue from ...