Texas Senate

Schwertner, a Georgetown Republican, was booked into the Travis County jail at 2:12 a.m.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s marching orders come after he threatened to revoke tenure for some professors at public universities who teach about critical race theory and its history.

Was there or wasn’t there sex trafficking at The Refuge, the Bastrop-based residential treatment center?

See the results for the Texas House and Senate districts in Central Texas.

Lawmakers adjourned in the early hours of Tuesday morning, securing changes to the state’s political maps and other conservative goals.

Before they’re even signed into law, the state’s new maps for congressional and statehouse districts have been challenged in federal court by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Before the second special session ended, lawmakers sent the GOP-backed bill for the governor's signature.

Texas Democrats argue their constituents' power would be diluted under current maps. They're asking a federal court to temporarily redraw maps for 2022.

If the House Democrats who skipped town to block voting legislation don’t return before the special session ends, the Senate bills will languish without becoming law.

Texas lawmakers are back in Austin Thursday after wrapping up the 87th regular legislative session just over a month ago. Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session to work on what he considers unfinished business.