Three weeks in, the change the Trump administration has brought is a disruption of the federal government on an unprecedented scale, dismantling longstanding programs, sparking widespread public ...

Two days after the Texas Senate pledged $1 billion for a school voucher program, Sen. Brandon Creighton unveiled legislation that would offer $10,000 for most children who enroll in private school ...

Hegseth's comments that women should have no role in military combat drew particular concern on Capitol Hill, including from lawmakers who themselves served NBC Universal, Inc. The Senate ...

It allocates a similar amount as the Senate’s budget proposal to fully fund public education. This includes $4.85 billion in new funding, contingent on school finance legislation.

Ireland and Scotland are braced for a storm spiraling in from the Atlantic, bringing gusts of up to 100 m.p.h., with ...

AUSTIN – The Texas House and Senate released their proposed budgets for 2026 and 2027, and lawmakers told CBS News Texas they liked how similar the two chambers' spending plans are. "It's ...

The Texas Senate and House filed their respective versions of the 2026-2027 state budget on Wednesday. The two versions are just a few billion dollars apart. Significantly, both versions set aside ...

Notably, according to reports, Patrick and Sheridan had dinner together, and back in October, Sheridan told the Texas Senate Committee on Finance that their investment would influence the number ...

the chamber will vote again on the bill because of Senate amendments. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) added the assault of law enforcement officers to the list of crimes that would trigger detention of ...

Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, won bipartisan support Tuesday as his nomination cleared a Senate committee. The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-11 to ...

Texas Senate Bill 4 — known as SB 4 and the "show me your papers" law — was signed into law in 2023 by Gov. Greg Abbott but remains frozen due to legal challenges, including a lawsuit on ...

Rubio has served as a Republican senator from Florida since 2011, and his nomination drew strong support from a number of Senate Democrats, who called their colleague highly qualified for the role.