When Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session last month, he put legislation responding to the devastating Hill Country floods at the top of lawmakers’ agenda.

Legislative Counsel Cara Jenkins has rejected Republican Assemblyman Carl DeMaio's request to analyze the Democratic redistricting push and to make the opinion public after he sent a letter to her ...

I just want to find 11,780 votes,” President Donald Trump told Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger during a ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is taking on what he calls a “no regrets strategy,” saying he must “fight fire with fire” in ...

Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows — said Tuesday the Legislature will adjourn its current overtime session on Friday, and the governor will immediately call ...

The Texas Senate’s packed floor session Tuesday wasn’t without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber’s ...

The redrawn map shifts voters in Austin, Houston, North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in hopes of creating five more Republican seats in the U.S. House.

"If we still do not have a quorum on Friday, the House and the Senate will sine die this session, and the Governor will immediately issue a proclamation for a 2nd called special session," Texas ...

Democratic lawmakers from Texas say they’re considering their options amid reports they could return to the state as soon as ...

Republican leaders say they will give it one more try on Friday to end a quorum break at the State Capitol. If the walkout by Texas Democrats holds, Gov. Greg Abbott says he will immediately call ...

Another key bill the Senate passed was SB 6, Protecting Unborn Children, filed by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Tyler, which prohibits ...

Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent a vote on new congressional maps will return to Texas, feeling they have accomplished their mission of killing the first special session, raising ...