Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, as head of the Senate, is one of the most influential of Capitol power brokers – nothing gets on the ...

Legislation to allow some forms of drug checking has reached the same Senate committee where a similar bill died last session ...

Overnight Monday, President Trump announced he plans to raise taxes on imports—known as tariffs—for movies made outside the country. He hopes to encourage studios to make movies in the United States.

State Sen. Bob Hall has filed Senate Bill 1988 to repeal the Lottery Act and abolish the Texas Lottery Commission, while Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has expressed support for closing down the commission and ...

The Texas lottery is facing multiple investigations as legislators consider whether to renew it this year, and some lawmakers ...