A contentious vote Tuesday ended a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers. Lubbock Republican State Rep. Dustin Burrows won the vote for House Speaker. But some of his opponents believe
Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.
The self-proclaimed party of "law and order" has officially walked away from their values. With the release of nearly 1,600 people who cost taxpayers more than $30 million in repairs to the Capitol, attacked police and cost us more in investigations and trials,
Legislation advances after a budget analysis estimates the cost of the voucher-style program will nearly quadruple in 4 years.
After successful campaigns for House allies, the governor is in a position to set an ambitious course for the legislative session.
The governor’s State of the State address is key because it’s where he’ll declare his “emergency items” for the ongoing 2025 Texas legislative session. In the session’s first 60 days, lawmakers are only allowed to pass legislation related to these items.
As the new Trump Administration, backed by the Texas state government, sweepingly ramps up its mass deportation operations, nearly two-thirds of Texas voters, i
Republicans generally expected higher inflation than Democrats throughout President Joe Biden ’s presidency, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly consumer sentiment survey. Still, from mid-2021 on, members of both parties said they thought prices would climb faster than the Federal Reserve’s annual target of 2 percent.
Trump's Justice Dept. may drop the U.S. challenge to SB 4, but other plaintiffs have vowed to push forward against Texas' immigration law.
Most Texans say there should be away to allow immigrants without legal authorization to remain in the U.S. if they meet certain conditions: poll.
The Republican governor hopes to have more information about Trump’s plans, including whether Texas can turn some border expenses over to the