2015 Texas Legislature

From Texas Standard:It's the first day for Texas lawmakers to file bills for the upcoming session at the Statehouse. Competing for the attention and votes…

State Rep. Dawnna Dukes (D-Austin) missed 44 of 50 legislative committee meetings last year and skipped 84 percent of House votes, according to reporting…

The Texas legislative session ends Monday, and there's not a bunch left for lawmakers to do between today and next week. No more bills can be voted on.…

From Texas Standard.In case you missed it, Texas House Concurrent Resolution 130 is now law.“WHEREAS, John Wayne is the prototypical American hero,…

At 5:39 a.m. Wednesday, the Texas House gave preliminary approval of its state budget bill for 2016-2017.House lawmakers spent nearly 18 hours going…

For the 61 percent of economically disadvantaged students who attend Austin Public Schools, private school tuition might seem impossible for their…

Texas Senator Eddie Lucio (D-Brownsville) wants to allow school districts to put video cameras in special education classrooms in public schools and…

Greg Abbott delivered his first State of the State address as Texas governor today.In his address, Abbott highlighted five emergency items for the state's…

It's about a month into the 84th Texas Legislative session, and this week saw the first cracks in any unified front among the state's Republican…

Two weeks ago Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick handed out his committee assignments, and, this week, House Speaker Joe Straus did the same. That means the…