The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means that Senate Bill 4, which allows local police to arrest suspected ...

The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay the settlement, either during the upcoming special session or ...

Democrats last carried Texas in a presidential election 49 years ago, last elected a U.S. senator there in 1986 and have lost all statewide elections since 1994. Texas Republicans could, however, ...

The third-term Republican, who is challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn next year rather than run for reelection, did not give an ...

Conservative Washington Post columnist George Will is warning that President Donald Trump could make the difference between ...

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The wide-ranging bill is the vehicle for much of Trump’s domestic policy agenda, containing key changes that will affect ...

Texas Republicans were divided but ultimately pivotal in helping President Donald Trump’s "Big Beautiful" Bill clear the U.S.

On May 31, 2025, the 89th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 17 (the Act), which is intended to address growing national ...

Texas' Sen. Ted Cruz had pushed a 10-year ban on state regulations aimed at artificial intelligence companies.

Here’s how Texas’ lawmakers and elected officials reacted to the news of the US House of Representatives’ passage of the “Big ...

Senate Bill 2753 will change the voting timeline in Texas for the first time since 1987 and would add more days and more ...