Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has previously said there is not enough support from lawmakers to pass a bill allowing casinos in Texas.

Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power ...

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Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan (accompanied by Dennis Quaid) at a Texas Senate Finance Committee hearing last year.

It's part of the annual Texas Rally for Life, which falls on the week of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion; however, that has since been overturned, and Texas now has a ...

Around 4,000 anti-abortion demonstrators marched to the Capitol in Austin Saturday to celebrate the movement’s long-fought ...

AUSTIN, Texas - The first hearing on a new school voucher plan is now set for Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Texas Capitol. Lt.

At a crowded park north of Austin on Saturday, a small group mingled and picked at a menagerie of snacks and desserts on a ...

The rise of artificial intelligence, the digitization of the economy and everyday life’s growing computing needs have ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has said Texas' near-total abortion should be updated to protect mothers whose lives are at risk.

Few things focus the mind of a politician, and political donors, more than a fundraising deadline. For three decades, a ...

A total of 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate were up for election in 2024. The chamber's Republican majority increased from 19-12 to 20-11. All 31 seats in the Texas State Senate were up ...