Posted: 12:15 PM The power tied to Gov. Rick Perry’s veto pen is growing as the end of the Legislature’s session nears.

Posted: 4:49 PM Gov. Rick Perry toured a tornado-ravaged Granbury neighborhood Friday.

Posted: 3:27 PM Texas House and Senate negotiators have struck a budget deal, an official said Friday.

Posted: 1:57 PM A Texas Senate committee Friday sent a bill legalizing switchblades to the full chamber.

Posted: 1:53 PM A veteran Texas lawmaker is leading a revolt of sorts against the state Senate.

Updated: 1:00 PM House and Senate negotiators in Austin are close to agreement on a new state budget that would restore $4 billion in school funding.

Posted: 12:22 PM A Texas sheriff who took office in January quit after pleading guilty to a tampering charge.

Posted: 12:55 PM Texas House Democrats say Republicans are threatening to send the Legislature into a special session.

Posted: 4:03 PM The Texas House Monday approved a bill increasing the minimum age for using a tanning facility.

Posted: 12:57 PM House and Senate negotiators are making some headway in hammering out an agreement on a state budget, a Texas lawmaker said Monday.

Posted: 12:38 PM One Texas school board election was decided by a single vote and it was the only vote.

Posted: 11:25 AM A deal between Texas budget negotiators could close two privately run state prisons.

Posted: 12:24 PM Hundreds of Texas House bills are dead, at least for now.

Posted: 12:12 PM The Texas House has passed a bill that would allow some children to consent to immunizations without parents’ approval.

Updated: 2:15 PM The Texas Senate Thursday sent a bill to the governor that would drastically reduce the hours of training required for concealed handgun licenses.

Posted: 10:29 AM Lawmakers have until midnight to pass bills out of the Texas House.

Posted: 5:16 PM The state Senate Wednesday approved a plan aimed at increasing the financial stability of the Texas Teacher Retirement System.

Posted: 1:08 PM Dozens of protesters rallied Wednesday in Austin to demand the state expand Medicaid, but hopes for the program are fading.

Posted: 11:59 AM Gov. Rick Perry says he’ll call Texas lawmakers back to Austin if they don’t send him a budget that includes $1.8 billion in tax cuts.

Updated: 12:43 PM A bill that would boost the prices of some brands of cigarettes narrowly won approval Tuesday in the Texas House.

Posted: 6:05 PM Switchblades were outlawed six decades ago in Texas, but soon could be legal again.

Posted: 6:02 PM The Texas Senate Monday approved an overhaul of high school testing and graduation standards.

Posted: 3:00 PM A bill that would allow students who have concealed handgun licenses to carry weapons on college campuses won final approval Monday in the Texas House.

Posted: 10:02 AM Waco’s Pat Green, Clay Walker and the Eli Young Band are among the musicians who will perform during the Texas Inaugural celebration in Austin.

Posted: 3:48 PM Former President George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara have endorsed Gov. Rick Perry.