The state legislature will take the rare step of considering a mid-decade redrawing of district lines in light of concerns ...

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"There has been a lot of misinformation flying around lately, so let me clarify: the Texas Department of Agriculture has ...

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

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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. Abbott has added new items to the Legislature's special session agenda stemming from recent flooding events. Here's what to know.

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

Gov. Greg Abbott made clear he expects the Texas Legislature to investigate every aspect of the flooding in the Texas Hill Country — with a big exception.