A plan blessed by Arrington’s close personal friend, Speaker Mike Johnson, has stalled for weeks in the Budget Committee. Arrington and fellow Texas hard-liner Chip Roy have battled Ways and Means ...

The new bill reinforces Gov. Greg Abbott’s push for the federal government to repay the $11 billion Texas has paid for the ...

Texas lawmakers are reviving efforts to eliminate the decades-long practice of changing the clocks twice a year. Several members of the Texas House and Senate have filed legislation meant to put an ...

Almost immediately after assuming his new role as chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, state Rep. Ramón ...

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