A special session of the Texas Legislature begins on July 21. Lawmakers have 30 days to get through a robust agenda set by ...

Texas lawmakers will convene next week for a special session to consider legislation addressing the deadly floods that ...

S hortly after one of the most conservative legislative sessions in Texas history, Gov. Greg Abbott decided that he was ...

Abortion is one of 18 items on the special session agenda, and some advocates hope to revive a bill targeting medication ...

The utter failure of state government to respond to tragedies, whether natural disasters or mass shootings, leaves Texans ...

Known as the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, House Bill 32 was filed by state Rep. Valoree Swanson (R-Spring) as lawmakers convene ...

President Donald Trump reportedly told Texas Republicans on a call on Tuesday he wants them to find five new GOP seats in ...

State lawmakers have begun to file bills on the topics listed on the call, but also other topics as well. They can only vote ...

Gov. Greg Abbott called for the first special session of the 89th Texas State Legislature Wednesday, and set 18 topics for ...

Recent reporting suggests that some Democratic leaders have urged Texas Democrats to attempt a quorum break in response to the redistricting - a rare move in which members of a party walk out of a ...

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Netanyahu’s trip, new tariff letters and Trump's Texas visit ...