When the budget was approved by the Legislature in May, state Sen. Joan Huffman, the Senate’s lead budget writer, touted the approach to budgeting in recent years. “The Texas economy is the envy of ...

Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, on the Senate floor during the second day of the 89th regular session at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Juan Figueroa / Staff ...

Texas lawmakers have more work to do with a special session now just weeks away. But the end of the regular session has also ...

Texas hasn’t had a wide-open GOP primary for attorney general since 2014, when current Attorney General Ken Paxton first won ...

The longtime Republican state senator and former judge says she'll run on her experience in government and law enforcement.

The analogy employed by emcee Joe Ripple comparing state Rep. Cody Vasut to a tugboat operator held up after Vasut took the ...

Huffman entered the contest for the GOP nomination on Monday, joining a field that includes state Sen. Mayes Middleton ...

State Sen. Joan Huffman, R - Houston, became the latest high-profile Republican to join the race for the state's chief legal ...

$500 million was the initial figure associated with SB 22, but the House amended the bill to only allow for $300 million in ...

Through 2035, qualified film productions in Texas will receive $300 million in incentive financing every two years. Houston ...

In the Senate, Huffman has spearheaded a range of criminal justice legislation and efforts to clamp down on the state’s bail ...

Counties running jails or contracting with private vendors to operate jails will be required to seek 287(g) agreements.