The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...

Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

New Texas House rules passed on Thursday prevent members of the minority party from holding influential committee chair ...

With all eyes on Austin for the next few month, House Speaker Burrows talks about House and State goals for this session.

A key part is the requirement that the GOP House Caucus demanded. Committee Chairs are to be members from the majority party ...

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Senate 's plans for school vouchers could head to the Senate floor as early as Wednesday. Like ...

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.

Texas lawmakers debate a bill that would let families use public funds for private and home schools, raising concerns over ...

After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it ...