Missouri’s voter-approved paid sick leave requirements and a minimum wage increase are another step closer to being thrown ...

Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons will run for reelection.  Simmons, a Democrat, defeated Bobby Valentine, a former Major ...

State lawmakers on Thursday formally honored Sylvester Turner, adding to the plethora of tributes that have poured out since his death last week and ahead of his memorial on Saturday in Houston.

The Legislature is considering bills that would lift long-standing restrictions on how Texas’ panel can investigate maternal deaths and near-misses.

“They are adults, and the privilege that an adult earns for working is their salary.” Rep. Tarra Simmons, D-Bremerton, argued that forcing inmates to work deprives them of their dignity. Simmons said ...

When people seek mental health treatment in Washington, insurance companies are supposed to cover that care just like they ...

In several cases, she has been the first trans person to serve in those positions, including her current position as chief of staff for Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons, D-Houston. But as Jenkins moved ...

Read full article: Mother yells ‘let him go, let him go’ as BCSO deputies handcuff her 27-year-old son with autism Mo Jenkins, center, walks with state Rep. Lauren A. Simmons, D-Houston ...

Mo Jenkins, center, walks with state Rep. Lauren A. Simmons, D-Houston, at left, ahead of a House session on Feb. 11. Jenkins works as Simmons’ chief of staff, a role she earned after working ...