Two state representatives serving East Texas said lawmakers passed several crucial pieces of conservative legislation during ...

State Rep. Cole Hefner, R-Mount Pleasant, left, and state Rep. Jay Dean, R-Longview, say legislation they vote for in the recently completed 89th legislative session advanced conservative ...

Texas has banned red-flag laws that allow guns to be temporarily taken from people in crisis and made it easier to own ...

Three East Texas legislators gathered in a virtual discussion on East Texas Now on Tuesday to discuss the past legislative ...

Here’s a look at House members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on votes cast during the 2025 regular ...

Alice Marie (Stafford) Hefner, age 88, of Millcreek, went to be with her Lord on Monday, June 30, 2025 after an extended illness. She was the oldest daughter of Willie and Mary (Mishko) Stafford ...

Certain foreign nationals and entities will now be prohibited from buying or acquiring real estate in Texas after Gov. Abbott ...

East Texas Congressman Nathaniel Moran has given his support to the United States’ attack on three Iranian nuclear sites ...

House Bill 2464 by Rep. Cole Hefner, R-Mount Pleasant, prevents cities from enforcing certain regulations on qualified home-based businesses.

CIO has released their Pro-Worker Scorecard, which ranks how much Texas State Representatives and State Senators agreed with the labor federation’s views on bills in the 89th Legislative Session. The ...