The trial in El Paso will hear a challenge over the redistricting maps drawn by the Legislature that are based on the 2020 ...

Senate Bill 3070 would abolish the lottery's governing board but allow the games to continue under the authority of a ...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett is among those testifying in a federal lawsuit alleging that the Legislature used racial discrimination ...

Democrat Colin Allred could defeat Republican Ken Paxton if he wins his primary against Senator John Cornyn, according to a new poll.

The Texas Senate on Thursday unanimously passed newly ... Patrick has been waging a campaign against the 33-year-old state lottery and its top managers since the beginning of the year.

Challengers tell a federal appeals court that Georgia lawmakers haven’t done enough to end illegal harms to Black voters.

Ben Jacobs is a reporter for POLITICO. Sen. John Cornyn is anathema to many Republican primary voters. Ken Paxton, a state attorney general, may be too tarred by scandal to win a general election.

A bill that aims to better prepare law enforcement agencies to respond to mass shootings and avoid a repeat of the 2022 massacre at a Uvalde elementary school sailed through the Texas Senate and ...

heads to the Texas Senate. Former Uvalde mayor and now State Rep. Don McLaughlin authored House Bill 33, also known as the Uvalde Strong Act, which the Texas House of Representatives unanimously ...

State legislation that would require Harris County to send 30% of its surplus toll road funds to the City of Houston is one step closer to becoming law after passing the Texas Senate on Tuesday.

A Senate bill currently being considered would change a Texas law to allow 15-year old offenders to be sent to state prisons for adults. The age currently is 16. Your support helps our newsroom ...