Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...

The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House ...

The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic ...

While the Lottery Commission says it can’t regulate sales to couriers, lawmakers want changes after two major jackpots were ...

The Texas Senate passed a trio of legislation from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules ...

The lawsuit alleges a "long running fraud scheme" between former Texas Lottery Commissioner Gary Grief and "Lottery.com and ...

McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, chose his 83rd birthday to share his decision not to run ...

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: ...

Days after the Senate Finance Committee grilled the Texas Lottery Commission about how they handled a $95 million Lotto Texas ...

The details are still being worked out but the overarching question remains: will state lawmakers do enough to keep water ...

The TEA has seen several sweeping reforms since its creation. In 1984, the Texas Legislature passed what is commonly known as House Bill 72. The bill gave teachers a pay raise, revamped public school ...

The Texas Senate has proposed injecting a staggering half a billion dollars into film production, as economists and fiscal ...