The proposed House rules would, however, require committee vice chairmanships to be given to minority party members, who are outnumbered 88-62.

The Senate version ( Senate Bill 1) calls for a total of $332.9 billion in spending from all funds, state and federal, with roughly 70% coming purely from state monies. The House version ( House Bill ...

AUSTIN — Texas House and Senate budget writers filed the first drafts of the next state budget Wednesday, calling for more ...

Texas budget plans focus on education reform, border security, and tax relief, with contentious funding for private school vouchers.

Nine North Texas lawmakers raised six figures in December, led by Flower Mound Republican Sen. Tan Parker’s nearly $263,000. Other top fundraisers from the region included $233,000 by Sens. Brian ...

When Democratic lawmakers cast their votes for speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, the vast majority of them saw a clear ...

Texas lawmakers are looking to spend billions of dollars over the next two years to create a school voucher-like program, cut ...

After weeks of Republican infighting and a tumultuous primary season that saw moderates face off against extremists in Texas’ ...

Top priorities for Republican leaders still include cutting property taxes and funding private school vouchers. In a statement sent out Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Senate Bill 1 ensures that ...

The Texas Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against the state Republican Party Chair alleging that he illegally ...