The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new ...

The Senate education committee will hear public testimony on Senate Bill 2, which would establish education savings accounts.

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

AUSTIN — Newly elected Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, struck a conciliatory tone in his victory speech after ...

The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further ...

A key part is the requirement that the GOP House Caucus demanded. Committee Chairs are to be members from the majority party ...

The 89th Texas Legislative Session has convened in Austin, Texas, for 2025. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are expected ...

This week, top Republican leaders expressed a desire to to amend the state's strict abortion laws to clarify when doctors can ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The new bill proposed by an East Texas Republican comes after Audrii Cunningham was brutally murdered last year.

Speaker Vote Fallout -  A contentious vote ends a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers.  In the end, Lubbock Republican Dustin Burrows won the vote for House Speaker.  But some of his ...