Gov. Greg Abbott delivered his 2025 State of the State address to more than 1,000 people on Sunday in Austin, outlining his slate of emergency items that covers property tax relief, infrastructure and ...

Prosecutors at the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) have filed motions to dismiss felony charges pending against two of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s former staffers in relation to an ...

The dynamic between Texas Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX-21) and the man in the White House continues on with the consistency of a roller coaster — up, down, and corkscrewed all over. The latest example ...

State Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin) filed a bill that would allow citizens who turn 18 years old on or before the general election to also vote in the corresponding primary election. House Bill (HB) ...

President Donald Trump wasted no time after taking the oath of office to declare he would be making big changes, one of which is to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” ...

Chinese smartphone applications are a growing area of concern for both the state and federal governments, and now Gov. Greg Abbott is taking action to combat these technologies in Texas. The executive ...

The Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 took up its “fully universal” school choice bill this week as the priority legislation garners increased attention, evidenced by hours of testimony. Senate ...

State Rep. Brent Money (R-Greenville) filed a bill that would treat an elective abortion as murder under state law. The “abolition of abortion” legislation is a proposal to eliminate an exception in ...

Although Harris County has managed most of its own flood mitigation and planning for more than 80 years, state lawmakers are considering changes to the governance and territory of the state’s only ...

Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) is now speaker of the Texas House after a year-long, bruising internal fight between House members as well as the freshmen soon to join their ranks. The race for speaker ...

State Rep. Joe Moody (D-El Paso) filed a bill that would alter the Texas penal code by raising the age to receive the death penalty from 18 to 21. House Bill (HB) 2055, filed by Moody 10 days after ...

At The Texan’s 89th Session Kickoff, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined Senior Editor McKenzie DiLullo to chat about the political landscape — both in Texas and the nation — and the ongoing legislative ...