Texas has 38 House of Representatives, also referred to as a congressman or congresswoman. Each representative is elected to a two-year term serving the people of a specific congressional district, ...

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick pushed Senate Bill 3 during the regular session but Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the bill because of concerns over legal challenges.

The 2023 law, previously ruled unconstitutional by a Travis County judge, prevents cities from enforcing ordinances that ...

The Texas Newsroom compiled the numbers from the 89th legislative session and found out which lawmakers filed the most bills, ...

Infrastructure related to flooding and other disasters must be treated as the top priority during the Texas Legislature’s ...

The window for Texas to directly strengthen Democrats’ national position might be opening sooner than expected.

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Texas lawmakers start a 30-day special session July 21. They will tackle consumable THC, flood dangers, redistricting, ...

The first bills related to revamping disaster preparedness in the aftermath of the deadly flooding have been filed.

President Donald Trump on Friday signed the first major piece of nationwide legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies. According to a Post analysis, 1 in 5 high-level officials in his administration ...