Former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards announced her bid for Congress on Wednesday to fill the seat vacated after ...

Lubbock, would criminalize the possession and manufacture of intoxicating legal products currently sold in smoke ...

Brazos County State Senator Charles Schwertner visits with WTAW’s Chelsea Reber about his recent trip to Bryan/College ...

AUSTIN — The Texas Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved ... so that nobody has to go through that.” Karen Brooks Harper has covered Texas politics in and out of Austin for nearly ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - An East Texas senator’s bill intended to prevent minors from purchasing a commonly abused substance will be heard before the Texas Senate after gaining committee approval.

Dozens of witnesses warned a Texas Senate panel Monday of what they said were potential unintended economic and health consequences of a total ban on THC in the state, a proposal that has gained ...

A Texas Senate committee on Tuesday advanced bills that would require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments and allow districts to provide students with time to pray during ...

DALLAS — State Senator Bob Hall, R-Rockwall, thinks the Ten Commandments should be displayed in all public school classrooms in Texas. “They’re pretty good guidance no matter who you are ...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides over the Senate, emphasized his support for well-compensated teachers and reiterated that he views teaching as a profession. "I believe teaching is a ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - A senator from East Texas proposed new legislation to a committee Wednesday that would prohibit ingredients "linked to severe harm" in school-provided foods. Sen. Bryan Hughes ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) – On Wednesday afternoon, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 26 with a unanimous vote to raise teacher pay across the state. The bill will now move to the Texas House of ...