Sam Stockbridge

The Texas Legislature is preparing to enter its 89th session on Tuesday, and Houston Democratic Rep. Gene Wu, the new chair of the House Democratic Caucus, says that lawmakers have their work cut out for them.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday sued TikTok for downplaying the prevalence of mature content on the app and for failing to warn minors of the risks it could pose for mental health.

Responding to a request from California, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday announced that he will deploy Texas firefighters and first responders to help quell the wildfires raging around Los Angeles.

As the Texas Legislature convened on Tuesday for the first day of its 89th session, its halls were churning with activists in red shirts and buttons busing in from around the state to urge lawmakers to end the tradition of appointing Democrats to House committee chairs.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows on Wednesday picked longtime political moderates for his first batch of senior staff positions in his office as he aims to lead a divided chamber with support from Republicans and Democrats.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday announced his appointments to the Senate’s 16 standing committees that will see Republicans dominating the committees that oversee public schools and voting.

A federal appeals court on Friday ruled as unlawful an Obama-era program to protect undocumented migrants who came to the country as children, though current members of the program will continue to have those protections pending further appeals.

The Texas GOP’s failed campaign to install Republican Rep. David Cook as the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives has left some party members resenting its aggressive tactics.

The proposed rules for the Texas House this session would ban minority party members from chairing committees but would require that vice chairs be filled by minority members. The body is set to discuss the rules at 2 p.m. today.

The Texas House on Thursday voted 116-23 to adopt new rules that will see all committees chaired by Republicans with Democratic vice chairs.