Lawmakers will debate the future of public education, find ways to spend nearly $200 billion in tax money and wrangle over ...

State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) won the speaker's job Tuesday with the support of Democrats, who favored him over a ...

Hundreds of Texans converged upon the Texas State Capitol building for the first day of the 89th Legislature. There was plenty of excitement outside of the Capitol ...

Austin has been the capital of Texas since 1839, but did you know a brief ‘war’ nearly made Houston the seat of power in the Lone Star State?

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Statewide forces will collide in Austin this week when the legislative session begins. Tuesday, lawmakers get sworn in and ...

Austin is hosting several events in January to honor Dr. King's legacy including community marches, food drives, volunteer opportunities.

The late president is lying in state through Thursday morning, giving the public a chance to pay respect in person.

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Four years after a mob of Trump supporters attacked the Capitol, Congress certified his 2024 victory in a seamless ceremony ...

Jimmy Carter liked to eat at the Pit Stop in Thomaston, Ga. That was where the future president met a boy who would grow up ...