Lieutenant Governor Patrick described their win as "the biggest theft from the people of Texas in the history of Texas" though Marantelli's legal representative insisted that "all applicable laws ...

Liz Oyer, a longtime Justice Department attorney handling pardons, said Trump's pardons "wiped out over $1 billion in debts ...

A bill signed by Abbott becomes law. If he leaves a bill unsigned but doesn't veto it, it also automatically becomes law. Most new laws will take effect Sept. 1. SB 1 sets the state budget for the ...

In December 2000, seven prisoners serving time for violent crimes ranging from murder to child abuse escaped from a maximum-security prison unit near Kenedy, Texas, resulting in the state’s most ...