Paul is the first candidate out of the gate to succeed incumbent Mayes Middleton in an open seat running from Galveston to ...

Lawmakers failed to advance a bill to the Texas House floor that would block cities and counties from allocating public funds ...

The University of Texas System is investing $100 million in the School of Civic Leadership at its flagship Austin campus, to ...

WASHINGTON — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has been tapped to chair President Donald Trump’s new commission on religious liberty, ...

The Texas Senate has passed all 40 bills identified by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick as priorities for this legislative session.

The Texas Lottery is facing multiple investigations as legislators consider whether to renew it this year, with some saying ...

Legislation to allow some forms of drug checking has reached the same Senate committee where a similar bill died last session ...

Catholics across the world — along with religious scholars and global leaders — are watching the Vatican, as cardinals gather ...

Faith-based films qualify for higher incentives under the bill moving through the Texas Legislature that has support from Lt.

President Donald Trump picked Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Thursday to lead a commission on religious liberty that will be ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the $1 billion controversial school choice bill into law, allowing for taxpayer money to be used ...

Dan Patrick, the Senate’s powerful presiding ... a Republican who represents a slice of southeast Texas running from Galveston to the outskirts of Houston and east Harris County.