Ahead of the Texas state budget's final approval, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's plan for boosting the state's film incentive program ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the bipartisan passage of Senate Bill 36, Establishing a Homeland Security Division within DPS, by Sen. Tan Parker, R-Flower ...

The lieutenant governor has made expanding our film-incentives program—thus encouraging more moviemaking in the state—a priority for the Senate. But some say Hollywood doesn’t align with “Texas values ...

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Since the 89th Legislature kicked off in January, the Texas Senate has passed nearly 200 bills. But as of Wednesday morning, ...

Advocates for rail projects in Texas are staying optimistic about legislation that could bring more trains to the state, ...

Advocates and business owners packed the Texas State Capitol to testify against two bills that could restrict or altogether ban hemp-derived THC products.

A 16-hour committee hearing was the latest in an ongoing legislative push to halt the proliferation of legal THC-containing ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, love him or hate him, is the most powerful Texas politician since the legendary Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock.

FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts discuss the big stories from This Week in Texas Politics.

The Texas House will vote on legislation that would allocate $1 billion in funds to allow Texas students to attend the school ...

The Texas House Public Education Committee on Thursday voted to advance school voucher legislation to the House floor.