On Wednesday, a routine budget hearing for the Texas Lottery Commission turned into a harsh warning from lawmakers. The Senate Finance Committee urged the commission to take action to ban courier ...

The Texas Senate approved SB 4, which raises the homestead exemption, potentially saving homeowners on property taxes.

The Texas Senate has proposed injecting a staggering half a billion dollars into film production, as economists and fiscal ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement following the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 4, Increasing the Homestead ...

The largest exemption in property taxes is headed to the Texas House after it was unanimously approved by the state senate.

Texas Republicans are moving quickly to pass their economic and social priorities through the Legislature, but the party is ...

Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick say they want to raise teacher pay, but, if finally enacted, SB 2, the voucher bill ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows today (Thursday) released his list of committee appointments, with Wharton being named to the corrections and insurance committees. The committee on corrections has ...

The bill would increase the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and $150,000 for seniors, which is the largest ...

A proposed constitutional amendment could give Texans the opportunity to decide whether the state should legalize and ...

Sports betting bills moved forward in Texas and Oklahoma this week, but both have a long way to go before becoming law.

A similar proposal has also been filed in the Texas Senate, but could face headwinds as gambling-related bills have drawn ...