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The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but ...

TEXAS (KAUZ) - The Office of the Governor announced Greg Abbott will participate in a fireside chat at the Texas Oil & Gas ...

Rick Perry knows what it’s like to work in Trump’s Washington, and he’s now working behind the scenes in the Texas ...

Rick Perry knows what it's like to work in Trump's Washington. The longest serving governor in Texas history, Perry joined ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to state colleges and universities freezing college tuition in the next biennium.

Wynn Rosser has led multiple foundations that work to improve education access, and has held multiple leadership positions at ...

In a letter to Texas colleges and universities, Gov. Greg Abbott said he won't support tuition increases over the next two ...

The Legislature meets biennially, meaning lawmakers have had a full year to brainstorm ideas for new legislation. Only a few ...

Tuesday marked the first day Texas lawmakers could file bills for next year's legislative session. Here's what's on the top ...

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves says he will push lawmakers to phase out the state income tax, even if federal ...

The governors of Illinois and Colorado on Wednesday said they will co-chair a coalition of mostly Democratic-led states to ...