Neither Speaker Dade Phelan, nor his current opponent Rep. David Cook, have enough public support yet from the GOP caucus to ...

Two Democrats and one Republican have announced they are running for speaker of the Texas House, vying to unseat the current ...

With Election Day in the past, the race for Texas House speaker is heating up as the Republican incumbent tries to hold onto ...

Lawmakers need to end their lip service to addressing the state’s increasing housing shortage, which has hit low-income ...

The latest 89th Legislative Session news from The Texas Tribune. Tuesday marked the first day lawmakers could file bills for ...

On the heels of an election that solidified Republican dominance in the Texas Legislature, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said offering ...

Tuesday marks the unofficial beginning of the 89th Texas legislative session as lawmakers begin filing some of the bills they hope reach Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk next year. Lawmakers in the Texas House ...

Texas is estimated to be losing out on roughly $9.4 billion annually because of child care woes, according to a recent study.

With their success at the polls on Tuesday, Texas Republicans are poised to run the table in the Legislature. But internal fights are probably ahead.

This week opened the gates for lawmakers to file bills for the 2025 legislation session, which starts in January. By Tuesday, ...

Members of the Texas House and Senate filed over 1,500 bills on education, abortion, immigration and more to mark the ...

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan praised the school district during a recorded message at the conference. “I have witnessed ...