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

Attorney General Ken Paxton is considering challenging sitting Senator John Cornyn for his seat in the Senate. A new poll ...

Senate Bill 4 has passed and heads to the House now, promising an increased homestead exemption for Texas property taxpayers.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is weighing a primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn (R) in what could be the next ...

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a plan that would allow parents to use taxpayer dollars to fund private education.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz this week urged Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to resist any moves to water down “school choice” ...

The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature to raise salaries for judges across the state.

Election administrators say letting people cast a ballot at any polling site is more convenient for voters and cheaper for local governments. State Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, in the Texas Senate ...

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2013-2018 Senate election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically. ("Help! The numbers don't add up...") Sometimes ...

The Senate Budget Committee will take the first step Wednesday toward enacting a partisan border security, defense and energy package.

The Texas Senate is comprised of 31 districts, with 16 seats needed for a majority. As of the most recent election, there are 20 Republican members (65%) and 11 Democrats. Of Patrick's committee ...