Texas Legislature

State Rep. David Cook, a Republican from Mansfield, is hoping to be next Texas House Speaker.

Changes are coming in 2025 for the way cars are registered, how schools are funded and how you can protect your personal information online.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a revered figure in Houston's political landscape, lies in state at City Hall, where thousands gather to pay their respects to the long-time advocate and public servant.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is doubling down on his claim that a deal is in the works to bring "school choice" to the Lone Star State.

This marks the third time Governor Abbott has tried to implement the program known as education savings accounts. The proposal would allow families to use taxpayer dollars to pay for private schools.

It was the sixth day of testimony in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with the senate jury focused on clandestine investigation which prosecutors call an "abuse of power".

Here are a some of the 774 bills going into effect on Sept. 1 after being passed by the Texas Legislature.

In just the past week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott vetoed more than 70 bills sent to his desk by Texas lawmakers. Here's a look at those bills.

Governor Greg Abbott signs House Bill 2127, known as the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act empowering the state to override local governments.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Friday a bill that bars transgender kids from getting puberty blockers and hormone therapies, though the new law could face legal challenges before it takes effect on Sept. 1.

The blame game is underway in Austin after five months of lawmaking ended in what some are calling, a "legislative trainwreck."

Monday is the last day of the Texas legislative session, but a special session is likely after Governor Greg Abbott’s top priority of school choice failed to pass.

Still on the table are the power grid, property tax relief, school funding, and the budget. With all that "heavy lifting" still to do a great deal of lesser legislation has been left to die.

The House gave initial approval to a bill that would ban doctors from providing transition-related care to children. This is the furthest point the measure has reached in the Legislature.

The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 1993, which allows the state to call a new election if two percent or more of the total precincts run out of usable ballots during voting hours in Harris County. The bill, which is exclusive to the state's most populous county, aims to provide a remedy for systemic ballot paper denial that caused significant problems during the midterm election in Harris County.