Hearings scheduled this week for more than a dozen of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s cabinet choices will provide an early test of his hold over Senate Republicans. Mr. Trump has urged the ...

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Former US congressional representative aim for 'collaborative' culture at EPA. Photo: Senate EPW Committee EPA candidate Zeldin emphasized his record of bipartisanship while a congressional ...

President Donald Trump has defended his decision to pardon people convicted of assaulting police officers during the attack ...

This session, at least three Democratic state representatives — John Bucy from Austin, Penny Morales Shaw from Houston, and Terry Meza from North Texas — have filed bills that would allow Texans to ...

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.

AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Texas that by Feb. 5, the Texas Senate will approve a bill to provide $1 billion in taxpayer money to thousands of students statewide to attend ...

Legislation advances after a budget analysis estimates the cost of the voucher-style program will nearly quadruple in 4 years ...

Texas Senators are debating Senate Bill 2 on the chamber floor, the piece of legislation that carries an education savings ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 anticipated priority bills for the Texas Senate, outlining a number of hot-button, culture war issues that he said will bolster President Donald ...

Scott Turner has been confirmed as the secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Turner, a former NFL player and Texas ...

The Texas Senate kicked off what will likely be this year’s most hotly contested political battle with a hearing Tuesday on a school voucher bill that offers students $10,000 a year to spend on ...