Lisa Gray is the op-ed editor and a member of the Houston Chronicle editorial board. Previously, she's held many of the ...

The latest defection, of a prominent county judge to the Republican Party, signals how much the region’s politics and ...

The bill could also lead to detailed examination of fiscal transfers between the state of Texas and the federal government.

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first transgender person elected to Congress, is bashing Republicans for focusing on her ...

Members of the House Committee on Public Education clashed over the details of a school voucher bill — a topic that for the past couple of years has driven a wedge in the Republican Party and prompted ...

The new speaker of the 150-member Texas House said, downplays criticism from conservatives and says he's optimistic about the ...

The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending ...

A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds Texas voters broadly aligned with the overall agenda outlined by the governor, legislative leaders, and lawmakers, though there are stark, ...

After ousting more than a dozen Republican opponents of private school choice, Gov. Greg Abbott could score a national win.