Texas Government News

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots.

Legislation authored by Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa - and signed by Gov. Rick Perry - will ultimately combine the University of Texas System's existing assets in the Rio Grande Valley to create a newer, larger university that includes a medical school.

Gov. Rick Perry on Friday vetoed an ethics reform bill that would have required Texas Railroad Commissioners to resign if they file to run for another office.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz starts as the Texas favorite in a fantasy 2016 Republican primary for president, swamping Gov. Rick Perry and a number of other big-name candidates in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

Firefighters are getting a better handle on the most destructive wildfire ever in Colorado, but they're still struggling against hot spots that could threaten homes that have been spared by the massive blaze.

The Republican Party's hope of running stronger presidential races by revamping immigration is about to hit a big hurdle: House Republicans.

The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The parents, 26-year-old Stephen Gyasi and 28-year-old Rachel Gyasi were arrested Friday on warrants for abandoning or endangering a child.

French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.

French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.

Gov. Rick Perry of Texas will speak on the topic of "Civility on the Campaign Trail" at 6 p.m. Monday at the Ferguson Library in Stamford.

A Texas House committee will hear from officials on the troubled financial standing of the non-profit, state-supervised insurance agency for coastal counties.

As Congress debates immigration reform, the congressman who represents the longest stretch of border in the country is calling on the Texas comptroller to again study the economic impact of illegal immigration.

On Friday the office of Texas Governor Rick Perry released a list of bills that were approved along with a list of those he vetoed.

Texas Governor Rick Perry is joined by Reagan Bohac, whose father, Rep. Dwayne Bohac of Houston, who drafted the state's new "Merry Christmas Bill," at the law's signing last week.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has kicked off his northeast tour where he'll make stops in New York and Conn.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry had a bit of an "oops" moment on Saturday when he mistakenly referred to the administration's response to the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi as occurring in Lebanon instead of Libya.

Jan Brewer and Rick Perry are both governors of solid red south/southwestern states, known for their uncompromising conservatism and their stalwart opposition to federal intervention, real or imagined.

The Legislature sent Gov. Rick Perry more than 1,430 would-be laws. By the end of last week, the Republican governor had nixed just over two dozen of them.

On June 12, the Texas Education Agency announced the initial requirements regarding the assessment component of House Bill 5, which was recently signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry.