The U.S. Senate passed the budget reconciliation “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” on Tuesday afternoon after a marathon of a voting session — including key provisions authored by the Texas congressional ...

Birdwell was first elected to the seat in a 2010 special election and has maintained the seat without much of a competitive challenge ever since. While an Army staffer, Birdwell was in the Pentagon on ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed more than 1,100 bills into law before the Sunday midnight deadline, with one of those being legislation aiming to “Make Texas Healthy Again.” Senate Bill (SB) 25, one of Lt.

Kim Roberts Kim Roberts is a reporter for The Texan in the DFW metroplex area where she has lived for over 20 years. She has a Juris Doctor from Baylor University Law School and a Bachelor’s in ...

Texas Equity ETF — listed as “TEXN” on the Nasdaq — launches on Tuesday and will allow investment in nearly 200 companies whose headquarters are located in the state. BlackRock filed the proposal with ...

Abbott specified five bills that he intends for the Legislature to address besides SB 3: SB 1758 by Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury), related to the operation of cement kilns; SB 1253 by Sen. Charles ...

This story now includes Gov. Greg Abbott's endorsement of Hancock and Huffines' response. The 2026 race for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts added a third candidate when state Sen. Kelly Hancock ...

An amendment to Senate Bill (SB) 973 during its third reading in the Texas House of Representatives may impact the reappraisal plan that the Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD) adopted last fall. SB 973, ...

Cameron Abrams Cameron Abrams is a reporter for The Texan. After graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Tabor College and a Master’s Degree from University of the Pacific, Cameron is ...

Matt Stringer Matt Stringer is a reporter for The Texan who writes about all things government, politics, and public policy. He graduated from Odessa College with an Associate Degree in Paralegal ...

Holly Hansen Holly Hansen is a reporter for The Texan living in Harris County. Her former column, “All In Perspective” ran in The Georgetown Advocate, Jarrell Star Ledger, and The Hill Country News, ...

The 2025 Legislature will land the plane on a historic water session, allotting $2.5 billion in not-itemized infrastructure spending with a 50-50 split between new supply and fixing existing ...