Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of ...

The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

By State Rep. Mitch Little It’s a tense time to be in the Texas House. The first two weeks of the legislative session have ...

Trump’s move to pause all federal grants and loans is a “legitimate exercise of executive oversight,” said House ...

After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it ...

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Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power ...

President Donald Trump signed a record number of executive orders during his first week back at the White House.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Paxton gave more credence to the rumors, saying that despite "loving what I’m doing … ...

The Senate education committee will hear public testimony on Senate Bill 2, which would establish education savings accounts.

Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, quickly condemned the Trump administration’s offer to roughly 2 million federal ...