The Texas Legislature convenes for its 89th regular session at noon today, kicking off 140 days of wrangling over the ...

A push by Texas' hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers rejected its choice for the powerful speakership ...

The minority party whip got engaged to his longtime partner shortly after being sworn in at the Texas State Capitol in Austin ...

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

Texas Rep. Venton Jones (D-Dallas), who represents District 100, got down on one knee and proposed to his longtime partner, Gregory Scott Jr.

The flags were supposed to fly at half-staff through the end of January following the death of former President Jimmy Carter.

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 ...

There are still two weeks to go in the mourning period for former president Jimmy Carter, when American flags are directed to be flown at half-staff.

Here’s a rundown of how legislation moves through the Capitol, the ways lawmakers operate and who the power players are.

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

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that flags at the state Capitol in Austin and all state office buildings will be raised to full-staff on Jan. 20, to mark President-elect Trump's inauguration.