A bill filed Friday and backed by top Republicans aims to give doctors more leeway to treat pregnant patients in medical ...

Gambling critics hope the net loss of more than a dozen votes for sports betting — and 10 votes for casinos — will be enough ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part two in a four-part series. Read part one here.

A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill to change the language in the state’s abortion laws to make it clearer when exceptions ...

Gov. Greg Abbott, who has led the charge for the education savings accounts, says school choice will pass in the House this ...

All 20 GOP senators signed on to Senate Bill 16, which would apply to currently registered voters, and restrict some to only ...

A Republican representative in Texas has introduced a bill that would make being transgender a felony in the state, ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...

Plans for a new voucher program need work to make sure enough low-income families can participate — and that the program ...

President Donald Trump has taken aim at the CHIPS Act, the federal incentives program aimed at boosting semiconductor ...

Lisa Gray is the op-ed editor and a member of the Houston Chronicle editorial board. Previously, she's held many of the ...

Paxton, a vocal opponent of LGBTQ rights, issued an opinion Friday declaring court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses ...