Nonprofit Coastal Prairie Conservancy works to preserve species and habitats in local wetlands and prairies, including the ...

One month into the 89th legislative session, all Texas lawmakers have been assigned to committees. All bills must be ...

The stage was set this week for what could be a state legislative session of high drama and infighting. FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts have a look at some ...

ERCOT’s most dire prediction on Thursday said that energy supply would fall 6.2% short of peak summer demand in 2026. The gap would continue to widen to 32.4% by summer 2029, with winter seasons ...

For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...

In Texas, there is perhaps no other agency that exemplifies rampant, unaccountable bureaucracy and bloat more than the Texas Education Agency.State rep from Decatur wants TEA gone” ...

Experts were skeptical of a report from the Texas grid operator showing the state could run short of power by 2026.

In 2023, shortly after state lawmakers began banning nearly all abortions, they passed what they called an innovative, ...

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The ...

The new leader of the lower chamber finally announced committee assignments, formalizing a new order in the lower chamber.

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

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