The program is expected to go for about an hour with the governor’s speech followed by a 10-minute pre-recorded response by the Texas Democratic Party.

Abbott’s one-hour address will begin at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast to potentially more than 25 million Texans.

Concerns about the future of American democracy dominate headlines worldwide — but Texas is already decidedly less democratic ...

After successful campaigns for House allies, the governor is in a position to set an ambitious course for the legislative session.

A healthy democracy has free and fair elections, robust civil liberties, multiparty competition and minimal corruption. Does ...

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

Senator Royce West also responded to President Trump’s allegation that DEI played a role in the American Airlines crash at Reagan National Airport.

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

The way the Texas House and most other legislative bodies operate, members can't just get up on the chamber floor and start making a fuss over things they don't like. Instead, they follow a genteel ...

New proposed bills aim to increase pay for all state employees and provide the first cost-of-living-adjustment for retirees ...