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.

When House Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay passage of a new congressional map, Gov. Greg Abbott took the ...

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 ...

Trump administration live updates: National Guard expected to be deployed in D.C. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release ...

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 ...

Texas Republican leaders say they're prepared to end their stalemated legislative special session and immediately begin ...

Republican's and Gov. Abbott criticize absent Democrats while advocacy group defends walkout, claiming flood relief funds could be released without special session. Democrats respond to criticism.