The budget doesn’t include full-year postpartum Medicaid, public land acquisition funds or money for more public defenders.

Credit Speaker Perez and his House colleagues for finally reining in spending. But there are still political gimmicks and pet ...

We don't know yet what could have been done to save lives before the Fourth of July floods. But the Texas Legislature has the ...

A lawmaker who represents Kerr County voted against a bill that would have helped counties improve their emergency ...

Lawmakers passed at least a dozen bills meant to protect renter security deposits, boost housing production and ensure access ...

In addition to SB 1968, Texas REALTORS® championed and helped pass several other critical measures at the 89th Legislative ...

Gov. Jeff Landry and the Legislature have changed how the Louisiana Board of Ethics operates, adding new rules to how it ...

Arkansas' general revenue surplus of $367.9 million in fiscal 2025 that ended Monday ranks as the seventh-largest in a fiscal ...

Delaware legislators approved bills on offshore wind, creating an Inspector General Office and limiting agreements with federal immigration authorities.

On Your Voice, Your Vote, KATU speaks with Democratic Rep. Susan McLain and Republican Christine Drazan about the failure to pass the bill, and what's next.

A rare Republican occasionally breaks through to hold statewide office, although it hasn’t happened since Gov. Linda Lingle’s ...