The majority of state constitutions shield lawmakers from arrests, lawsuits and low-level infractions like traffic tickets ...

For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get ...

While this is an issue that spans Texas, a majority of those killed were either in Texas’ largest cities or in East Texas, ...

A pair of lawsuits filed by allies of West Texas megadonor Tim Dunn shut down laws that banned outside spending in the House ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows is looking to change the dynamic among the "Big Three" – the governor, Lt. governor, and the House ...

Patrick and State Sen. Joan Huffman say the Senate has passed bail reform bills with bipartisan support numerous times, but ...

The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the ...

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle when a bipartisan ...

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The ...

It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...

Conducted by local research firm RegionTrack, a new economic study found the Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021 led to a surge in ...