The power tied to Gov. Rick Perry’s veto pen is growing as the end of the Legislature’s session nears.
A veteran Texas lawmaker is leading a revolt of sorts against the state Senate.
House and Senate negotiators in Austin are close to agreement on a new state budget that would restore $4 billion in school funding.
A Texas sheriff who took office in January quit after pleading guilty to a tampering charge.
Texas House Democrats say Republicans are threatening to send the Legislature into a special session.
A U.S. House committee Thursday approved a bill that would tie student loan interest rates to financial markets.
The acting commissioner of the IRS has resigned after an investigation found the agency improperly targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama said Wednesday evening.
The FBI’s investigation of the IRS could include potential civil rights violations, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehener wants to know who’s going to jail in the wake of the revelation that the IRS targeted conservative groups in the 2010 and 2012 campaigns.
U.S. Reps. John Carter, R-Round Rock and Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, have filed legislation that would provide an incentive for gun owners to secure firearms.
Posted: 05/14/2013 - Civilian employees of the Department of Defense will be furloughed for as much as 11 days beginning in July under a plan announced Tuesday by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.
The power tied to Gov. Rick Perry’s veto pen is growing as the end of the Legislature’s session nears.
Gov. Rick Perry toured a tornado-ravaged Granbury neighborhood Friday.
Texas House and Senate negotiators have struck a budget deal, an official said Friday.
A Texas Senate committee Friday sent a bill legalizing switchblades to the full chamber.
A veteran Texas lawmaker is leading a revolt of sorts against the state Senate.
A senior White House adviser insisted Sunday that the president first learned that the IRS targeted tea party groups from news accounts.
The CEO of The Associated Press says the government’s seizure of journalists’ phone records was unconstitutional.
The GOP is hoping the scandal that’s engulfed the IRS could snag the president’s health care overhaul.
The president is hosting a concert next week honoring Carole King.
The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits rose last week to the highest level in six weeks, the government said Thursday.
