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Texas professors and teachers' unions met with lawmakers Monday to say why they oppose school vouchers and limits on faculty ...

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RentCafe.com conducted an analysis of ZIP codes across the U.S. to uncover urban areas where high-end apartments come with below-average price tags.

Emboldened by court rulings and election victories, the Christian right is outspoken as it pushes its moral views through the ...

The Texas Legislature is in session at the Capitol in Austin. Here’s what you need to know: What is the Legislature? The ...

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

Rep. Helen Kerwin, 77, was elected in November to represent District 58 in the Texas House. While Kerwin was born in ...

State law says that an office becomes vacant with the “incumbent’s ceasing to discharge the duty of the incumbent’s office for a period of 3 consecutive months, except when provided by sickness, when ...

A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s ...

HB 470 would expand the "Capitol Complex," giving the Texas Department of Public Safety jurisdiction over 18 blocks around ...

State lawmakers offered up tributes to the late Houston mayor, congressman and former Texas House member ahead of his memorial on Saturday.