Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker.

Let’s preview the state of play in Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s promised THC ban. Some quick-and-dirty definitions: Cannabis is the ...

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

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

A post made Tuesday morning on social media by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick citing huge support for a ban on THC ...

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick says Texas is "determined" to secure the border 34:04 State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio told CBS News Texas that he opposed the Governor's ...

The highest ranking politician in Texas says he's on board with legal online wagering. But he doesn't have the power to call ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s top priorities for the 2025 legislative session are school choice, property tax cuts, religion in schools and banning hemp-derived THC products. Other priorities include banning ...

Gov. Greg Abbott shows openness to online sports betting, but Texas senators remain unlikely to legalize it. DALLAS — Gov.

The industry has boomed in recent years after hemp was legalized in 2019, but lawmakers have done little in the way of ...

A free public education for all citizens is a standard by which we are identified. I am a recipient of a free public ...

The governor’s State of the State address is key because it’s where he’ll declare his “emergency items” for the ongoing 2025 ...