The new chairman of the Democratic National Party clearly wanted to send a message when he arrived in Houston this week.

A proposed bill named after Audrii Cunningham aims to add child grooming to the list of crimes that would require a violator to register as a sex offender.

The Texas House on Thursday filed a sweep of education bills including public school finance and school voucher proposals.

Texas sports betting remains an uphill battle, according to one of the state’s biggest newspapers.

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House Republican unity ticked up in 2024, while Senate Democrats saw record success on votes that split the parties.

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For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...