Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle when a bipartisan ...

President Donald Trump praised the efforts of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in the Texas Senate's passing of SB2, which would create ...

A fiscal note for SB 2 from the Texas Senate said the legislation would allow about 35,000 students to attend private school ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 Texas Senate priority bills, outlining several hot-topic issues he says ...

The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced his Senate priorities for the 89th legislative session. Of his 40 priority bills, the 25 he ...

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Restrict THC, help with deportations, infuse religion in schools and provide property tax relief – these are among the ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Texas Senate will approve a bill next Wednesday to allocate $1 billion in taxpayer money for ...

AUSTIN – The Texas Senate is expected to approve a “school choice” bill Wednesday that would let families use taxpayer ...

Republican Texas lawmakers are renewing a push to infuse a greater religious influence in the state's public schools with a ...