The scandal surrounding the Texas Lottery is prompting big changes in the Legislature. The Texas House passed a bill Monday ...

If approved by Gov. Abbott, the bill would replace the annual test with shorter exams administered throughout the school year ...

The Texas House gave a thumbs Wednesday to a bill allowing smaller homes on smaller lots in Texas’ biggest cities..

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Many trans Texans have changed the sex listed on their birth certificate, driver’s licenses and other documents. They say ...

The Texas Senate passed a bill that aims to kneecap clean energy with an industry-killing review process. Here's what happened in the House.

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On June 6, after the legislative session has wrapped, we’ll examine what happened this Session and what’s coming next.

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