Legislation seeking to decriminalize homosexual conduct in state code passed an initial vote in the Texas House on Thursday night with a degree of bipartisan support. Rep. Venton Jones (D-Dallas), a ...

The Texas Senate K-16 Education Committee took up a public school finance bill that seeks to inject more than $8 billion in new funding into Texas schools. The Senate committee substitute includes ...

The clock struck midnight in the Texas House on state Rep. Terry Wilson’s (R-Marble Falls) proposal to close a loophole that allows candidates to file for both a primary ballot slot and a third party ...

The Texas Senate passed a recently introduced piece of legislation that would abolish the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC), moving its operation to another agency, and place a number of safeguards in ...

A Mexican national was charged for allegedly providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization by the Western District of Texas — the first indictment of its kind in the nation. Maria Del ...

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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced legislation to refund Texas more than $11 billion for its border security-related costs incurred under President Joe Biden’s administration — working “hand-in-glove” ...

Place 8, being vacated by Mayor Pro Tempore Tennell Atkins, and Place 11, being vacated by Jaynie Schultz, will be on the ballot. Disclosure: Unlike almost every other media outlet, The Texan is not ...

Texas issued indictments and arrests for six people in Frio County, four of whom were elected officials, due to alleged involvement in an “illegal vote harvesting scheme” — following Attorney General ...

“I heard yelling…” said Jaden, emerging from the podcast editing cave to observe a legislative skirmish blasting from our office TV.

Rene Ramirez is relieved that his ranch house and working ranch operations won’t be destroyed by a planned expansion of U.S. Highway 83 in Zapata County. Ramirez can continue to enjoy the peaceful ...

Both chambers of the Texas Legislature have approved a measure that will require notification to the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) before a judge can issue a temporary restraining order ...