As the Texas House prepares to vote on the budget, officials and other experts monitor national policy and state tax revenue.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has officially announced his bid for re-election in 2026, marking another step in ...

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton arrives with former ... González / Staff Photographer) Republican Dan Patrick, ...

Dr. Josh Green says HHS “must mount an extensive, science-based vaccination campaign to halt the spread of measles and ...

The lieutenant governor has made expanding our film-incentives program—thus encouraging more moviemaking in the state—a priority for the Senate. But some say Hollywood doesn’t align with “Texas values ...

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, love him or hate him, is the most powerful Texas politician since the legendary Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced he will challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in next year’s midterm elections, promising to be among the most heated and expensive ...

Since the 89th Legislature kicked off in January, the Texas Senate has passed nearly 200 bills. But as of Wednesday morning, ...

In an interview, the lieutenant governor talks about his recent pop-up investigations and how he uses storytelling to make a political point. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has built on his career as a ...

Texas alone has confirmed more than 400 measles ... During the Covid-19 pandemic – when I was serving as lieutenant governor – we vaccinated over a million people in Hawaii, saving thousands ...