On Tuesday, youth advocates from Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth were at the capitol to lobby lawmakers for more restrictions on cannabis and alcopop products. The youth advocates said cannabis ...

Patrick is the most powerful legislative force in Texas politics. As presiding officer in the Senate, he sets a conservative ...

Beneficiaries of film production dollars are not limited to Central Texas. Parts of Sheridan’s “Landman” were filmed in Midland and Odessa. And coastal cities, such as Baytown have been named “Film ...

Texas Republicans are moving quickly to pass their economic and social priorities through the Legislature, but the party is ...

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chair of the Judiciary Committee, dismissed Durbin’s new charges as “hearsay.” He expressed ...

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

DALLAS — Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R) said Wednesday he would play "hardball" to get passed a series of bills aimed at restricting bail access. This includes bail for people suspected of ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has scheduled a 10 a.m. news conference at the Capitol. No subject was listed in his announcement.

After passing a Texas sports betting bill in 2023, the House sees a new bill introduced while the Senate remains an uphill ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday called on the Texas House to pass a series of bills designed to reform the state's bail ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. Joan Huffman called on the Texas House to pass a bond reform package once it clears the Senate.