The latest 89th Legislative Session news from The Texas Tribune. Tuesday marked the first day lawmakers could file bills for ...

Cruz made the announcement less than an hour before Republican senators were scheduled to vote for their next leader to ...

The 89th Legislature’s regular session runs from Jan. 14 to Jun. 2, 2025. Republicans control both the Texas House and Senate. We focus on what Texans need to know about the 140-day lawmaking session ...

Texas prohibits people with assault convictions, among other felonies, from becoming social workers. A new lawsuit says the ...

Texas is expected to have plenty of cash to fund any new mandates. State Comptroller Glenn Hegar projected the state will ...

John Cornyn is running to succeed Mitch McConnell after years waiting in his shadow. But the far-right, in Texas and ...

Ratcliffe represented Texas’ 4th Congressional District until Trump picked him to serve as director of national intelligence ...

The Texas Supreme Court is considering whether a legislative subpoena of a death row inmate infringed on the executive branch ...

Those enrolled in the federal program shielding them from deportation can enroll through Jan. 15, but a lawsuit and Trump’s ...

Although Texas counties are not required to provide ambulance services, many are digging deep to pay for their own fleet or ...

After conservative criticism over the LGBTQ+ minor, university officials started looking at all its programs. Faculty say ...

Texas is positioned better than any state to help Trump carry out his ambitious anti-immigration agenda. But it is also ...