State Rep. Cody Harris, who chairs the Committee on Natural Resources, says he is hoping to get the groundwater conversation ...

State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin filed the first flood related legislation Wednesday ahead of next week’s special session, proposing changes to emergency warning systems operated by ...

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After dozens died in the Hill Country floods, flood alerts, sirens, and relief top Gov. Abbott's special session agenda. Here ...

Texas adds transgender bathroom bill to agenda for special legislative session to deal with deadly flooding - The bill would make transgender people use bathrooms that align with their sex assigned at ...

President Donald Trump said he thinks Republicans could flip a handful of congressional districts in Texas next year through ...

Lawmakers head back to the Texas State Capitol in just one week to begin a special session with flood regulation and relief ...

Gov. Greg Abbott called for the first special session of the 89th Texas State Legislature Wednesday, and set 18 topics for ...

After multiple failed attempts in recent years, State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) is once again trying to ...

LGBTQ rights supporters gather at the Texas State Capitol to protest state Republican-led efforts to pass legislation that ...

A Texas representative is urging Gov. Greg Abbott to add disaster preparedness legislation to the upcoming special session.