Texas lawmakers debate the legalization of casinos and sports betting, despite opposition from conservative groups and the ...

The House Budget Committee advanced a budget resolution after a marathon meeting on Thursday, clearing the first hurdle in ...

Texas lawmakers are considering a plan to help parents move their children from public to private school using ...

Michigan has become the latest US state to file a bill to allow its treasurer to invest in, and possibly lend, ...

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The ...

Hundreds of activists from several nonprofits rallied outside the state capitol on Thursday. They're calling on state officials to address overdose deaths and bring an end to homelessness.

Now that it’s cleared committee in a 21 to 16 vote, Republicans intend to wrangle that blueprint through the House of Representatives after returning from next week’s recess, putting ...

State Rep. Charlie Geren’s bill would put a constitutional amendment legalizing casinos on the November ballot.

State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has been reappointed by Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to serve as ...

Senate Bill 4 has passed and heads to the House now, promising an increased homestead exemption for Texas property taxpayers.

Russells’ death on Jan. 6 is part of an escalating trend and comes at a time when advocates are again beseeching lawmakers to ...

Is the Texas House Republican-led now that committee assignments have dropped? It may be that things are even-split, strictly ...