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

There are dozens of committees in the Texas Legislature that specialize in different subjects. However, they can be broken up ...

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

Legislators are expected to take up a $360 million proposal that would change the landscape of financial aid in the state.

State legislatures around the country are launching their own DOGE initiatives and commissions, from Texas to Missouri, and ...

The Texas Senate has passed SB 2, which now awaits approval from the House. Here's what lawmakers say about the proposed ...

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

Nate Schatzline of Fort Worth was among local reps who complained about time spent honoring the music superstar. But not about white honorees. | Opinion ...

About three weeks into the 89th legislative session, Texas senators sent their first bill to the House. Senate Bill 2 proposes spending $1 billion annually for education savings accounts, which famili ...

The Republican-led Texas Senate passed one of Gov. Greg Abbott's top legislative priorities Wednesday: school choice. The ...

About 100 Texas government officials and staff attended Texas Legislative Day Friday at Fort Cavazos, interacting with ...

According to current Texas law possession of two ounces or less of marijuana is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in prison and a $2,000 fine. For two to four ounces the maximum penalty is ...