We’ve compiled an overview of everything Texans should know about campaign finance reports and why they’re important.

Texas liquor laws are infamously complex, and the reason dates back to the end of Prohibition.

A shutdown is poised to take place unless Congress passes a new spending bill and President Donald Trump signs it into law by Jan. 19. That could mean closed parks, furloughed workers and the temporary closure of NASA in Texas. 

No, because the state has no warning system like Hawaii does.

As part of our ongoing examination of maternal health care in Texas, we’ve compiled resources for expectant mothers and mothers who recently gave birth.

After President Donald Trump reportedly questioned why the United States should offer protections to immigrants from "shithole" countries, Democrats and some Republicans from Texas expressed outrage. One Democratic congressman from Houston said he'd push for impeachment. 

The Texas Tribune wants to learn more about how the 2018 midterms might reshape the Texas GOP at home and in Washington.

In the 2017 budget year, the oil production tax gave the state more than $2 billion in revenue, while the natural gas production tax brought in a little less than $1 billion. But where does this money go?

U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold announced he wasn’t running for re-election last month, days after the deadline to withdraw his name from from the primary ballot. How did his name get omitted anyway? Read our updated Texplainer to find out.

U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold announced he wasn’t running for re-election last month, days after the deadline to withdraw his name from the March 6 primary ballot. Yet his name was still omitted. How did that happen?

One version of the proposed tax cut bill would count tuition waivers received by graduate students as taxable income, a move that could increase some students' federal income taxes by nearly 400 percent.

U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold said he and his entire congressional staff underwent sensitivity and sexual harassment training in 2016, the Houston Chronicle reported Friday.

The state Constitution outlines the duration of each legislative session and how much each lawmaker makes per year. Changing either would require a constitutional amendment.

Net neutrality, an Obama-era policy that requires internet service providers to treat all traffic that flows through their networks equally, could be repealed next week. Some fear that repealing it would disproportionately impact small business owners.

During the next two fiscal years, Texas is set to spend roughly $200 per child per month through the Children's Health Insurance Program.