Texas has had powerful lieutenant governors before. But none in modern times have wielded as much control of the Legislature.

A boost in public school spending, school vouchers, and money for water systems are other highlights of the state budget, ...

Other conservative-led states, including Florida and North Carolina, have sought to influence who leads colleges and what ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has already said he intends to sign the bill, which will give schools funding for salary increases, special ...

The chambers differ on how much power districts should have to push back in courts over their accountability ratings. They ...

Senate Bill 7, which creates the administrative framework for funding water projects, was passed by the Texas Legislature.

The Texas Legislature is allowing the Dallas City Council to move local elections from May to November in odd years. Dallas ...

A school finance bill that includes teacher pay raises is headed to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. The Texas House on May 29 ...

Senate Bill 6, which now heads to the governor’s desk, gives the state’s electricity managers the ability to shut power to ...

Leaders in the Texas Senate will hold a news conference Thursday on the passage of two bills that will give homeowners in the ...

The Texas Senate has approved a bill that defines sex as either male or female based on biological reproductive systems, ...

For a third consecutive time, a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning has likely died in the Texas Senate.