Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced the agenda for the upcoming special session of the Texas Legislature.

“Texas restaurants are more than businesses. They are employers, economic engines, and cultural anchors for every community,” Emily Williams Knight, Ed.D., president and CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association, said.

Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign a bail reform package in Houston on Tuesday.

Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton crusaded against House Republicans who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeachment, respectively.

As the 88th Legislative Session came to a close, longstanding divisions between traditional conservatives and party’s far right came into focus.

Republican lawmakers in Texas are trying to make the most of their majority, drawing new political maps to preserve their political dynasty. The maps they’ve proposed would do that, but don’t represent the state’s population.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has launched a donation account to help raise funds for youth survivors of human trafficking.

Abbott has the power to veto individual line items he objects to.