When Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a run for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn, it set off a scramble of campaign ...

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Houston, entered the AG’s race last week, ensuring there will be a runoff in the Republican primary, set for March 2026.

Republican David Cook wants to succeed retiring Sen. Brian Birdwell to represent parts of Tarrant County, plus 11 other ...

Texas Legislative Session, Senate Bill 5 approving the founding of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas ...

Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, on the Senate floor during the second day of the 89th regular session at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Juan Figueroa / Staff ...

As federal pandemic aid ends and sales tax revenues cool, analysts say it could constrain the Texas Legislature in coming ...

Texas lawmakers have more work to do with a special session now just weeks away. But the end of the regular session has also ...

Texas hasn’t had a wide-open GOP primary for attorney general since 2014, when current Attorney General Ken Paxton first won ...

The longtime Republican state senator and former judge says she'll run on her experience in government and law enforcement.

Huffman entered the contest for the GOP nomination on Monday, joining a field that includes state Sen. Mayes Middleton ...