As new session begins, Lt. Gov. Patrick calling for lawmakers to pass the Dementia Prevention Research Institute and offer new hope to families facing Alzheimer's.

AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s reelection campaign entered the new year with $33.5 million in its coffers. The sum is “the second highest” balance recorded by a state officeholder in Texas history, his campaign said.

The last 25 years of complete Republican control have been a beatdown for working families, and Texas House Democrats know the time for change is now."

The Texas Tribune’s politics podcast digs into what the speaker’s race tells us about the next 140 days in Austin.

The 89th Texas legislative session begins, addressing key issues like education, LGBTQ+ rights, abortion, cannabis, and immigration.

From debating school vouchers and improving the state’s water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look to pass its conservative priorities amid fighting within the party.

Vouchers are poised to take center stage as the GOP-led Legislature opens a new session on Tuesday, along with a litany of other conservative priorities like immigration.

AUSTIN — The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new speaker after a month-long divisive battle among Republicans. Burrows won the speaker's race by a vote of 85-55.

Some $23 billion extra in a total pot of close to $195 billion. And while Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says it is a more modest carryover than two years ago, it signals Texas' strength.

As the new House Speaker Rep. Burrows (R-Lubbock) will have a critical role in deciding the legislative priorities during the new session.

House members will kick off the session by electing a new House speaker, which comes after months of GOP infighting.

The hotly contested race for leader of the House divided Texas Republicans and produced threats of political retribution against those who supported