An East Texas representative has filed new legislation meant to protect home-based businesses in Texas. Visit this article to ...

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The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000.

AJ Louderback’s decades of experience as a law enforcement officer has begun to pay off handsomely in his first month as the ...

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

Ahead of the 2025 legislative session, State Representative Brooks Landgraf introduced House Bill 221, which proposed ...

The AAUP's head said he's encouraging union members to reach out to lawmakers to share how higher education proposals could ...

Welcome to our guide to the 89th Regular Legislative session. We’ll walk you through who makes up the Legislature, how laws ...

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Rep. Ramos’ optimism is buoyed by the incoming freshman class.

Representative Mike McCaul (R-TX) spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about President Donald Trump's plans ...

A bill filed by Rep. Jeff Leach would prevent countries like China, North Korea, Russia and Iran from buying property in ...