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During this year’s legislative session, lawmakers in Austin are working with a budget surplus of almost $33 billion, the largest in Texas history.

A bill will be filed this week suggesting that the largest budget surplus in Texas history go to pay raises for teachers.

Iconic pop superstar Madonna is hitting the road and will now play six shows in Texas, two each in Dallas, Houston and Austin.

There is a renewed push to abolish a state holiday few Texans may know about: Confederate Heroes Day.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) were both sworn in for their third terms Tuesday morning.

Read and watch the speech delivered by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on his third inauguration, Jan. 17, 2023.

Iconic pop superstar Madonna is hitting the road and will make three stops in Texas including one in Dallas this fall.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivers his third inaugural address, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) were both sworn in for their third terms Tuesday morning.

The 2023 Texas Legislative Session kicked off on Tuesday, and it consisted of mostly ceremonial tasks. This session, however, legislators have an unusually large budget surplus to play with.

The Texas House on Tuesday re-elected State Rep. Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) to a second term as House Speaker.

The Texas House on Tuesday re-elected State Rep. Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) to a second term as House Speaker.

The Texas Legislature will be back in session on Tuesday. State lawmakers will spend five months in Austin focused on school safety and property tax relief.

The 88th legislative session begins Tuesday where state lawmakers are expected to bring forth laws that impact how we live. Here are five ways that could happen.

State lawmakers are back in Austin ahead of the legislative session that starts today at noon. What they decide over the next several months will have a significant impact for Texans for the next several years.

The body of missing Texas A&M student Tanner Hoang was found in Austin, College Station police confirmed.

A giant, 16-foot python was caught in an Austin neighborhood and reunited with its Dallas owner after being missing for several months.

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Austin-based ICON just received a $60 million contract from NASA to research and develop space-based construction systems. KXAN-TV in Austin reports the company’s systems will support exploration on the moon and eventually other planets.

A Texas doctor said Thursday he is working with state police to determine whether any of the 21 people killed in the Uvalde school shooting could have been saved had medical help arrived sooner.