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 ...

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

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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Lawmakers head back to the Texas State Capitol in just one week to begin a special session with flood regulation and relief ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office released the agenda for the upcoming special session of the legislature on Wednesday.

Gov. Abbott has added new items to the Legislature's special session agenda stemming from recent flooding events. Here's what ...