The bill comes after more than 100 people, including dozens of campers, died when floods swept through Kerr County last month ...

Lawmakers in the House and Senate are considering nearly identical bills to replace the test as they gather for a second ...

Senate Bill 10 would close a lever actively being considered to fund disaster recovery from the Hill Country Floods ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed three housing reform bills into law to ease development rules and address affordability challenges ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law bills to strengthen private property rights and strengthen homeowners’ ability to remove ...

Exactly a week ago, Texas House Democrats returned to the state after fleeing to prevent Republicans from voting on President ...

The families testified that counselors were told not to move children out of cabins until they received instructions to do so ...

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, promised, "We're going to put this all together and fix it." Bettencourt is leading the Texas Senate's initiative to improve the state's squatter laws.

Harris County leaders defended their new guaranteed income program, Uplift Harris, as state Sen. Paul Bettencourt raised questions about its legality. The pilot program, which began accepting ...

With 10 years as Harris County tax assessor-collector under his belt and two children getting ready for college, Paul Bettencourt said Saturday he was resigning to embark on a new challenge that ...

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, made a True claim about his move in 2015 stopping a tax hike in 2016 (April 2015 photo, Rodolfo Gonzalez, Austin American-Statesman).

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speak at a joint press conference addressing property tax reform on Jan. 31, 2019. They were joined by Gov. Greg Abbott, House Speaker Dennis ...