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Texas’ business-friendly environment, deregulated marketplace and vast rural expanse made the state an attractive destination ...

A high school victim was one of the victims, but she and her mother fought back, with the help of Senator Ted Cruz.

The House advanced two measures that would ask voters to amend the state Constitution to tighten the state’s bail laws, ...

The Department of Homeland Security said the 64 people who volunteered received $1,000 and a chance to return to the U.S.

The Texas Legislature has already passed a bill requiring age verification to download apps and is seriously considering ...

Lawmakers passed 79-39 House Bill 3006 by Terry Canales, D-Edinburg. If the Legislature or the federal government allocates ...

As the state grapples with a threatened water supply, industry and lawmakers have invested millions in research to clean the ...

Leaders hope to treat groundwater and capture more rain as the water from one of the nation’s most iconic rivers becomes less ...

Senators will hold a hearing Thursday on their counterproposal to the House's school funding bill. House Democrats and public ...

A raft of social conservative priorities backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hang in the balance, including efforts to infuse more ...

The bill contains many provisions legal experts say are likely unconstitutional, including one that says it can’t be ...