The 3 biggest powers in the Texas Legislature: The governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker
Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...
Senate Confirms Scott Turner For The Black Job Of Leading Housing and Urban Development
While Turner called HUD a "failure," he failed to tell Senate the ways he plans to combat issues including lack of ...
Who else is going to retire from the Senate?
Michigan Democrat Gary Peters won’t be the only senator to retire this cycle, at least according to almost a century of ...
Texas A&M System to testify in front of Senate Finance Committee
Jenny Jones, the system’s Vice Chancellor for Government Relations, said their top priority is monitoring Senate Bill 1, the budget.
Texas Wants $11 Billion Back From the Government
Greg Abbott has requested $11.1 billion from the federal government to reimburse his state for its border security operations.
Senate GOP prepares to move on two-step budget package
Senate Republicans expect to mark up their budget resolution as soon as next week, as the House GOP struggles over its ...
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas Senate will pass bill providing tax dollars for students to attend private school
AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Texas that by Feb. 5, the Texas Senate will approve a bill to provide $1 billion in taxpayer money to thousands of students statewide to attend ...
Trump meets with congressional Republicans as GOP lawmakers argue over tax and spending cuts
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are discussing how to ...