Dallas political consultant Kendall Scudder stresses unity after being elected chairman of the Texas Democratic Party.

The legislation comes as Travis County DA Jose Garza faces scrutiny for missing deadlines to formally file charges against ...

A Tribune analysis also found the state’s share of the funds that schools receive per student significantly decreased in the ...

A federal judge’s rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ordering a fix ...

The remaining plaintiffs in the case are organizations representing Latino and Black voters, with a trial set to begin May 21 ...

Senate Bill 1555, co-authored by a Houston Democrat and East Texas Republican, would create a $350 million grant program to fund grade separation projects at the intersections of railroads and ...

A bill in the Texas Senate will require school districts to have seatbelts on every single school bus in their fleet, no ...

The gaps over eligibility and spending levels are narrower than the fundamental differences of the previous session.

The Texas Senate continues to pass legislative priorities, from affordable housing to parental rights. Most bills received ...

Classrooms would be required to post displays of the Ten Commandments, while school trustees could require opt-in prayer time ...

Senate Bill 568, a more narrow special education funding bill advancing in the Senate, does not outline similar additional ...