A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill to change the language in the state’s abortion laws to make it clearer when exceptions ...

Sylvester Turner, 70, died on March 5 at his home in Washington, D.C., from what his family described as “enduring health ...

Turner, who spent nearly three decades in the Texas House and died last week, was remembered as a passionate Democrat ...

The state House and Senate have similar proposals to solve the state's water crisis, but there are stark differences on how ...

State lawmakers on Thursday formally honored Sylvester Turner, adding to the plethora of tributes that have poured out since ...

Preventing Disaster – Legislation to require security barriers to prevent crashes at hospital entrances is getting widespread support at the Texas Capitol. Matt Grant has the latest follow up in our ...

With more than 20 hours of discussion, the Texas House Committee on Public Education adjourned around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Turner, who most recently served as a United States Congressman, died last week at age 70 from enduring health complications.

Should the New York strip steak be renamed the "Texas Strip" and take on the "official State Steak of Texas" honor? Or what ...

On Thursday, the Texas House of Representatives approved a resolution granting the late Texas Congressman Sylvester Turner ...

Jenkins works as Simmons chief of staff, a role she earned after working five years in the state Capitol. (Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune, Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The ...