Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced plans to force a special session of the Texas Legislature if bail reform and a THC ban, two of his top 40 priorities, do not pass.

The Texas House of Representatives met for exactly 8.8 seconds for the House’s first Saturday session of the 89th Regular Legislative Session.

From climate change to nuclear weapons to lethal disease, the Trump administration seems to have decided that preventing mass ...

Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas Legislature feels like a bit of a chemistry lesson.

Only the governor can call a special session, but Patrick can hold up must-pass legislation to get action on his priorities.

Lt. Gov Dan Patrick told the Texas Tribune that he was prepared for a special session if lawmakers don't pass his THC ban.

Four years on from the legislature's passage of a sweeping abortion ban, three bills before a Texas Senate committee could ...

Trump last year carried Texas by nearly 14 percentage points after being held to single-digit wins in 2016 and 2020. U.S. Sen ...

Only Gov. Greg Abbott can call for a special session. But in his role presiding over the Texas Senate, Patrick can block any ...

Texas SB14, a DOGE-like bill, has passed the Texas Senate and now will be heading to the House for a Vote. The bill, if ...

The office would be tasked with identifying and eliminating unnecessary rules, improving the rulemaking process, and ...

Texas SB14 would create an efficiency office to streamline state regulations, reduce unnecessary rules and improve public ...