Jose Menendez

The Texas state government is facing a multibillion dollar budget shortfall estimated to be $4.6 billion. There’s no avoiding that deep cuts are coming to…

For the first time, Texas public schools are pausing for Holocaust Remembrance Week. That's because last June, Texas legislators passed Senate Bill 1828,…

An effort to expand Texas’ medical marijuana law seems to be gaining traction among state agencies, lawmakers and possibly the governor. Advocates are…

Republican State Sen. Donna Campbell of New Braunfels is angry a filibuster killed her annexation bill as the legislative session came to a close.…

State Sen. Jose Menendez of San Antonio filibustered for more than two hours Sunday night to kill legislation that would have required a vote by property…

Lawmakers in the Texas Senate have taken up a bill that would allow judges and county clerks to deny marriages to same-sex couples based on their…

Wednesday at the State Capitol veterans gathered at the Vietnam monument to rally for further legalization of medical marijuana. A recent poll shows…

Two of San Antonio’s longest serving state lawmakers confirm - they failed to report a combined $60,000 in campaign donations. Senators Carlos Uresti and…

A San Antonio lawmaker has filed legislation today to make medical marijuana more accessible in Texas. In 2015 State Sen. Jose Menendez co-authored a bill…

At a panel discussion hosted by the Texas Tribune Wednesday, state lawmakers sounded off on issues that are likely to come up in the 2017 legislative…