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

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

Welcome to our guide to the 89th Regular Legislative session. We’ll walk you through who makes up the Legislature, how laws ...

There's also about $6.5 billion in additional money for property tax relief on top of what was passed two years ago. That may ...

The bill then is sent to the governor, who can either sign it into law or veto it. However, if a law is vetoed while ...

Democrats can also look for leverage on Republican efforts to amend the Texas Constitution, which require two-thirds support in both chambers. After netting a seat in the Senate, Republicans will ...

Senate Bill 2 starts a new debate on a school voucher program in Texas. A funding proposal would allow up to 100,000 K-12 ...

The Texas Senate kicked off what will likely be this ... doubling last session’s proposal of $500 million. The two chambers will still need to hash out the finer details of a program, however ...

House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, Jan. 22. The proposals include billions of dollars for border security, property tax cuts, ...

Texans also heard from their fellow citizens as part of the Democratic Party’s response to Abbott’s speech, with state ...

Gov. Greg Abbott will deliver his 2025 State of the State address at 5 p.m. outlining legislative priorities. Watch live on ...

Both chambers proposed setting aside $1 billion in the next ... conservative organizations pushing for education savings accounts, told The Texas Tribune that the Senate bill would create the largest ...