Gambling critics hope the net loss of more than a dozen votes for sports betting — and 10 votes for casinos — will be enough ...

Ten of Patrick's 40 priorities have already passed out of the Senate, including three of the items on the new list released ...

Texas legislator Rep. Stan Gerdes (R) has introduced The FURRIES Act, legislation to punish students who act like non-human ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to ...

The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...

" Robert Morris, former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes " was first published by The ...

If passed, the legislation would create a program where parents could use state tax dollars toward sending their kids to ...

A Texas Republican has filed a bill that would criminalize transgender people who mislead the government or an employer by stating their gender identity as their biological sex. House Bill 3817 would ...

Rep. Keith Self, who referred to transgender Rep. Sarah McBride, as "Mr. McBride," said he is not obligated to "participate" ...

A Republican representative in Texas has introduced a bill that would make being transgender a felony in the state, ...

Plans for a new voucher program need work to make sure enough low-income families can participate — and that the program ...

Lisa Gray is the op-ed editor and a member of the Houston Chronicle editorial board. Previously, she's held many of the ...