Every member of the Texas Senate condemned political violence in a joint statement late Tuesday, days after a gunman shot ...

The Rhode Island Senate passed a bill Wednesday evening that would rename its chamber after the late Senate President ...

Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows won the powerful leadership role despite less-than-enthusiastic support from his fellow ...

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From requiring law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal officials to forcing state contractors to E-Verify, here’s ...

Senate Republicans added language to restrict the ability of judges to hand down initial rulings against the federal ...

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The plan would shift voters from safely red districts into blue ones. Members of the state’s Republican delegation aren’t ...

Senate Bill 2617 passed the chamber on a 22-9 vote, sending the proposal to the Texas House for further consideration just two weeks before the legislative session is set to end. In addition to ...

The 89th legislative session wrapped up Monday, concluding any business lawmakers have been working on for the past five ...