Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that tackling redrawing the state's congressional maps would be part of an ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott released his official proclamation announcing a special legislative session. Texas lawmakers will ...

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About two weeks after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) vetoed a bill that would have put a statewide ban on consumable hemp ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to add flood response to the agenda for the July 21 special session, with an expected focus on ...

After dozens died in the Hill Country floods, flood alerts, sirens, and relief top Gov. Abbott's special session agenda. Here ...

House Bill 13, supported by Texas legislators across party lines, proposed the creation of a government council to develop an ...

In the wake of the historic July 4 flash floods in the Hill Country, several online pundits and others are claiming that the ...

Senator Katie Britt expressed deep sorrow over the tragic flash floods in Texas Hill Country, which claimed young lives and ...

Hemp regulation, property taxes and natural disaster preparation and response -- in the wake of deadly flooding in Central ...

Introduction Electricity demand in Texas is growing at rates not seen in over 70 years, and is projected to continue ...