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The Senate unanimously passed a major tort reform bill today that would allow courts to grant attorneys' fees to prevailing parties under certain…
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Where did the time go? Texas legislators are a mere nine days away from the end of the session and still have to finish work on several bills to finish up…
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The Texas House tentatively approved a statewide ban on smoking in public places Friday night, adding the measure onto another bill that must pass in…
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Sanctuary cities legislation was revived today and will be sent to the Texas Senate for consideration.In another surprise move by the Senate…
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The University of Texas system has informed employees that several health insurance decisions are being put on hold while the Texas legislature tries to…
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It’s Rick Perry versus the nincompoops. That’s not a slap at the rest of the Republican field, but at the political chatterers who just can’t or won’t…
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At this morning's TribLive conversation, state Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, warned his House Republican colleagues about overreaching in exercising…
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Texas Comptroller Susan Combs gave the state's couches a good search and has come up with an extra $1.2 billion to spend in the next budget biennium.The…
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Whether final reductions to the state public education spending end up closer to $7.8 billion or $4 billion, how much districts will individually bear…
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The Texas Senate will consider a bill that would ban public servants from touching people in otherwise private areas of the body during a pat-down…