Some experts are skeptical the grid would see as much demand growth as ERCOT predicts, and other ERCOT models showed things ...

The designations come at a tumultuous time for universities as funding could be cut off and efforts to end tenure continue.

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

In 2023, shortly after state lawmakers began banning nearly all abortions, they passed what they called an innovative, ...

State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has been reappointed by Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to serve as ...

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

Many of the top assignments went to allies of new House Speaker Dustin Burrows. But a few also went to his critics.

Texas lawmakers are considering a plan to help parents move their children from public to private school using ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows filled out his leadership team by leaning heavily on trusted lieutenants who helped him ...

Senate Bill 4 would raise tax exemptions on Texans’ primary homes to $140,000 and would apply only to taxes levied by public ...

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The ...

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