Lawmakers will debate how to spend $3.5 billion in proposed tax cuts, a legislative priority for Republican leaders.

The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House ...

Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...

Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have prioritized efforts to tighten bail laws, saying Harris County judges are ...

Sen. Brandon Creighton filed a bill Tuesday aimed at increasing pay for Texas teachers. More experienced teachers could get a ...

A Texas Senate committee gave unanimous approval to across-the-board pay raises for public school teachers, sending the nill ...

The Texas Lottery Commission’s executive director said Monday he would move to ban couriers from buying lottery tickets after finding that state law bars the practice, an about-face from the agency’s ...

A recent budget analysis noted the Texas Senate’s voucher bill could affect the fund if it leads students and teachers to ...

There’s been a dramatic power shift — from the U.S. House to U.S. Senate, where the state's junior senator, Ted Cruz, is now ...

According to the Texas Tribune, Senate Joint Resolution 5, which passed 28-2, would amend the Texas Constitution to allow ...

A Texas Senate bill filed on Tuesday would provide long-term pay raises to teachers based on years of experience, expand a ...

Clark Smith, one of five members of the commission, stepped down Friday as lawmakers have raised questions about the role of ...