Is it time to stop changing our clocks twice a year? Here's a state-by-state look at efforts to make daylight saving time ...

Texas House committee appointments and chairmanships are out. Here is where West Texas and Panhandle lawmakers landed.

With plenty of patience and money, the industry is extending its multi-year campaign to bring legal casinos and sports betting to the state.

State lawmakers are moving forward on legislation to keep violent undocumented immigrants in jail. That's just one piece of the bail reform package, also known as Senate Bill 9.

Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...

Past efforts to allow more religion in public schools have been hamstrung by legal challenges. But those on the religious ...

Thomas Jefferson Rusk stepped out of Sam Houston’s giant shadow long enough to give his maiden speech in the United States Senate, a vigorous defense of the Mexican War. When John Salmon “Rip” Ford ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has scheduled a 10 a.m. news conference at the Capitol. No subject was listed in his announcement.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio State Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel was confirmed Wednesday as Ohio’s next lieutenant ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday called on the Texas House to pass a series of bills designed to reform the state's bail ...

The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the ...