The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...

There are dozens of committees in the Texas Legislature that specialize in different subjects. However, they can be broken up ...

Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...

Thanks to Schoolhouse Rock, you might already know how a bill becomes a law over in Washington, DC. The basic process here in ...

Legislators are expected to take up a $360 million proposal that would change the landscape of financial aid in the state.

A study published by the University of Houston found that a majority of Texas surveyed supported stronger gun safety laws.

The Republican state leader named raising teacher pay one of seven emergency items for this legislative session.

The closest Texas has gotten to legalize sports gambling was in 2023, when a bill by State Rep. Jeff Leach cleared the House ...

A new University of Houston poll reveals strong support among Texans for various gun control measures, including background ...

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.

The Texas Senate has passed SB 2, which now awaits approval from the House. Here's what lawmakers say about the proposed ...

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...