The House budget spend $4.4 billion more than lawmakers appropriated in 2023 and keeps Operation Lone Star funded.

House approved a roughly $337 billion two-year spending plan early Friday, putting billions toward teacher pay, border ...

After hours of debate on the House floor overnight Thursday, the Texas House approved a $337 billion state spending plan.

The Texas Senate on Thursday approved a proposal that would create a homeland security division within the state’s Department of Public Safety to focus on immigration enforcement, organized crime and ...

The Texas House passed a $337 billion budget for the 2026-27 biennium Friday morning. This came after the chamber spent more ...

Senate Bill 2, the school choice bill, passed a House committee last week and it’s currently awaiting a debate on the full Texas House floor.

El Paso’s dry climate — it rains just 9 inches annually — is one of the reasons the city has taken water management so ...

Texas House of Representatives lawmakers debate the 2026-27 budget at the Texas Capitol on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Combined, both measures will blueprint how the state spends its money (including its $24 billion surplus) in the next two years.

It’s a city that just beckons you to come and hang out, even if you’re planning Austin family trip. Because for as much as ...

The legislation specifies no tax money will fund the displays and requires them to be shown alongside historical documents ...