Senators will hold a hearing Thursday on their counterproposal to the House's school funding bill. House Democrats and public education advocates have criticized the upper chamber for not moving faster to advance the legislation.

Current state law allows children as young as 16 to marry if they are legally emancipated from their parents, a situation critics say has given rise to widespread abuses.

Video clips were posted on social media showing a white SUV towing a dark blue sedan by a chain at highway speeds as it careened wildly across lanes.

The Texas House must approve changes to the proposal that were brokered by party leaders. It’s part of a package of bills to bring down property taxes statewide.

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, a Houston Democrat, visited the 11-year-old girl and her family last week in Mexico. Garcia says they're seeking humanitarian parole from the Trump administration. The congresswoman also is calling for an investigation into the case.

Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons was elected in November to represent District 146 in the Texas House. She sat down with The Texas Newsroom to lay out the details of her life before running for office.

Witnesses captured video of an SUV towing a car backward on the Loop 610 eastbound lanes. What happened next astonished another witness.

An undocumented immigrant in Houston is the final suspect to be convicted in a nationwide scheme to sell fake Texas paper vehicle tags, officials say.

Fence, a national franchise, has made its Texas debut in the Houston area. The big picture The franchise offers fencing services to both residential and commercial customers in

The bill would allow a vaccine exemption form to be downloadable. Currently, a form must be requested from the state and mailed to the recipient.

In Texas, a large area of the state is expected to experience temperatures up 15 to 25 degrees above normal — into the 90s and 100s in all but a few locations.

The DHS said it has deported more than 500 people and arrested more than 400 suspected undocumented immigrants as part of a weeklong operation in Houston.