Texas' main grid operator has projected that the state's growing demand for power could surpass its available energy supply ...

The designations come at a tumultuous time for universities as funding could be cut off and efforts to end tenure continue.

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...

State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has been reappointed by Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to serve as ...

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

Instead, the district for the past five years has taken part in the Texas School Guardian Program, in which about 10 safety-trained school employees from the three campuses have a ...

On Wednesday, a routine budget hearing for the Texas Lottery Commission turned into a harsh warning from lawmakers. The ...

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House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get ...

With taking the reins of serving on the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, Landgraf strengthens his role as ...

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The ...