A half-dozen lawsuits challenging the 13 approved Texas constitutional amendments appear to be dead in the water, The Dallas Morning News reported. Th...

As time runs out next week on the fourth special session, Gov. Greg Abbott said he will continue to fight for school choice, despite the Texas House o...

Hundreds of new laws go into effect A total of 774 new laws went into effect on Sept. 1, affecting Texans in many areas of their lives, the Austin Ame...

Texans asked to conserve energy in heat wave The agency that operates the power grid for much of the state asked Texans to conserve energy use several...

Forecasters for the National Weather Service are anticipating a more active hurricane season this year because of record-warm ocean surface temperatur...

House Democrats’ tax plan would help renters Texas House Democrats unveiled a $20.9 billion plan for property tax relief that drops tax rates, increas...

Senate passes tax bill as second special session begins The Texas Senate on the first day of the Legislature’s second special session unanimously pass...

Abbott vetoes bills; feud with Patrick grows Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claimed last week that Gov. Greg Abbott is sabotaging the Senate’s work because of t...

Central figure in Paxton case charged The Austin real estate developer who is at the heart of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment was arraigned ...

Abbott, Patrick spar over tax relief Gov. Greg Abbott late last week warned lawmakers to be prepared for several special sessions to pass a tax reform...