The Texas Legislature is in session at the Capitol in Austin. Here’s what you need to know: What is the Legislature? The ...

A Senate bill filed Friday does not expand abortion access, but aims to give doctors clarity while operating under laws that ...

The bill would exempt nurses who are looking at cases as part of the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee from ...

State Rep. Mary Gonzales said on average, children spend 3.5 hours on social media every day, increasing their risk of ...

Police in Austin, Texas arrested a suspect Friday following a 17-vehicle crash on I-35 that left five people dead, including a child and an infant.

A nearly 5-acre estate alongside the Colorado River in Austin, Texas, is up for sale, asking $25 million for three parcels, ...

Senate Bill 8 would require local law enforcement to join ICE’s 287(g) program, but the bill has been left pending in the ...

Texas won its first national championship in 1986. Thirty-nine years later, the road to a second title extends past the ...

Underprepared teachers have been tied to student learning losses. But amid a teacher shortage crisis, school leaders fear the ...

The Crabapple fire near Fredericksburg, Texas, has reached 65% containment, covering 9,737 acres due to improved mapping, not ...

For college basketball fans, Christmas comes on a Sunday afternoon in March, when the NCAA reveals the teams that will ...

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