The way the Texas House and most other legislative bodies operate, members can't just get up on the chamber floor and start making a fuss over things they don't like. Instead, they follow a genteel ...

The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new ...

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

The governor’s State of the State address is key because it’s where he’ll declare his “emergency items” for the ongoing 2025 ...

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

There's also about $6.5 billion in additional money for property tax relief on top of what was passed two years ago. That may ...

A key part is the requirement that the GOP House Caucus demanded. Committee Chairs are to be members from the majority party ...

More housing, of any kind, can help bring down costs for everyone. Houston has done this and has seen a reduction in ...

On the same day the Texas Senate filed its 2026-2027 biennium budget proposal, the Texas House filed a similar budget. The ...

Tax season has just begun and property taxes are top of mind, as many have upcoming deadlines to pay property taxes.

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will discuss legal issues involving the House v. NCAA antitrust case during ...

Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.