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.

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.

The Texas House Monday approved a bill increasing the minimum age for using a tanning facility.

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

One Texas school board election was decided by a single vote and it was the only vote.

A deal between Texas budget negotiators could close two privately run state prisons.

Hundreds of Texas House bills are dead, at least for now.

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

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

Lawmakers have until midnight to pass bills out of the Texas House.

The state Senate Wednesday approved a plan aimed at increasing the financial stability of the Texas Teacher Retirement System.

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

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.

A bill that would boost the prices of some brands of cigarettes narrowly won approval Tuesday in the Texas House.

Switchblades were outlawed six decades ago in Texas, but soon could be legal again.