Governor Greg Abbott made a stop in Midland Thursday, joined by former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Don Evans, Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick, Senator Kevin Sparks, Representative Tom Craddick,

Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to choose a new state comptroller in the next few weeks, who will have an outsized role in the state's rollout of private school vouchers. The next comptroller is tasked with everything from marketing the program,

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed John A. McCall Jr., O.D. to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission and Paul Foster as its chairman. Owner of Crockett Eye Clinic, McCall is the senior vice president and a founder of Vision Source,

"First and foremost, it's about law and order," said state Rep. A.J. Louderback, a former sheriff. "That is what we have to promote in this state."

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed three bail-related bills into law on Tuesday, and said voters should approve another change during a vote in November.

The signing ceremony at UTSA’s campus in downtown San Antonio follows passage of House Bill 150, which creates cyber hub.

Get up to date on the status of the session’s major bills, including some on their way to the governor’s desk.

Both Houses signed off on the $338 billion spending plan to fund state government for the two-year cycle that begins Sept. 1. The total — the product of negotiations and compromises hammered out by a House-Senate conference committee — was slightly more than either chamber proposed when each passed its own version of the budget.