The U.S. Senate passed the budget reconciliation “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” on Tuesday afternoon after a marathon of a voting session — including key provisions authored by the Texas congressional ...

The moratorium faced both parliamentary and partisan pushback ahead of Monday night's vote. A group of 17 Republican governors issued a letter to voice their concerns with the amendment. Additionally, ...

Birdwell was first elected to the seat in a 2010 special election and has maintained the seat without much of a competitive challenge ever since. While an Army staffer, Birdwell was in the Pentagon on ...

Kim Roberts Kim Roberts is a reporter for The Texan in the DFW metroplex area where she has lived for over 20 years. She has a Juris Doctor from Baylor University Law School and a Bachelor’s in ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed more than 1,100 bills into law before the Sunday midnight deadline, with one of those being legislation aiming to “Make Texas Healthy Again.” Senate Bill (SB) 25, one of Lt.

The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order against Pecos HFC, Pleasanton HFC, La Villa HFC, Maverick County HFC, Cameron County HFC, and the Tarrant Appraisal District chief appraiser in order to ...

This story now includes Gov. Greg Abbott's endorsement of Hancock and Huffines' response. The 2026 race for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts added a third candidate when state Sen. Kelly Hancock ...

A criminal justice policy group has announced that former Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) Chief Justice Nathan Hecht will chair a new task force in an effort to “develop standards and evidence-based ...

Holly Hansen Holly Hansen is a reporter for The Texan living in Harris County. Her former column, “All In Perspective” ran in The Georgetown Advocate, Jarrell Star Ledger, and The Hill Country News, ...

Holly Hansen Holly Hansen is a reporter for The Texan living in Harris County. Her former column, “All In Perspective” ran in The Georgetown Advocate, Jarrell Star Ledger, and The Hill Country News, ...

A final deal was struck in the closing days of the 89th Regular Session on a $338 billion biennial budget, the one constitutional requirement of the Texas Legislature each time it convenes for the ...

Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced the conviction of several men in connection with the straw purchase of semi-automatic rifles at a South Texas ...