The Texas National Guard is on standby as Austin prepares for a large-scale anti-Trump protest Saturday — the city’s first since a downtown demonstration Monday ended in 13 arrests and multiple injuries to police officers.
The Republican governor notched victories on school choice and other legislative priorities. He's emerging in a strong position ahead of 2026.
In the Texas Legislature, sometimes dead bills can be reincarnated. And on the last day to consider House bills, members were able to kill a lot of legislation simply by killing time.
The issue was the use of doctored images in campaigns, but a lawmaker's message called out the meanness of politics.
The Texas House declined to honor several late officials, including Cecile Richards, due to partisan objections over her leadership of Planned Parenthood.
The top of the Texas GOP ticket in 2026 will likely look a lot like it has looked for the past 12 years.
The new chairman of the Texas Democratic Party boast working-class roots and and a strong work ethic heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
Republican John Cornyn, the senior U.S. senator from Texas, says he'll run again in 2026 but is focusing on policy in 2025, while Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton signals a potential primary challenge.
A vacancy in a statewide elective office means the governor selects the replacement. And it could set off a scramble across the political landscape.
With the Texas House legislative committees filled out, the stage is now set in the lower chamber for legislators to get to the people's business.
The five-term lawmaker who dropped his bid for a third term as speaker says he was right to impeach Ken Paxton and not twist arms on school vouchers.
Texas House Republicans express frustration over new rules granting Democrats significant influence in committees, despite the GOP majority.
The order by President Trump to deny citizenship to babies born to immigrants without legal authorization to be in the U.S. is now before the courts.
Texas House Democrats played a decisive role in electing Republican Dustin Burrows as speaker, despite GOP leaders' efforts to exclude them from the process.
From biennial legislative sessions to pauper's wages for lawmakers, Texas is the nation's leading outlier when it comes to self-governance.
Democrats have been opposed to state Rep. David Cook's bid to become House speaker. But now he might be offering some incentives to win their support.
The first day of any legislative session is steeped in tradition and heavy on decorum. But that could change if the speaker's race is not settled.
