BY JANITA KAN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Monday that he will veto funding for the state legislature, a day after House Democrats staged a walkout of the chamber…
Democrats in the Texas legislature used a dramatic walk-out late Sunday to torpedo Republican plans for a voting bill that President Joe Biden had decried as voter suppression and an…
By Evie Fordham Republicans in the Texas Senate took a big step toward tightening their state’s election laws this weekend, prompting outcry from Democrats. The sweeping measure, known as Senate…
BY CELINE CASTRONUOVO Texas state lawmakers on Saturday finalized a draft of a sweeping elections bill that calls for dozens of new restrictions on voting in the state and makes…
BY MIMI NGUYEN LY The Texas legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that would ban abortion in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court one day overturns Roe v. Wade.…
By Paul Steinhauser A bill that would increase penalties for protestors blocking roads and obstructing emergency vehicles is on the way to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. And the two…
Bethany Blankley, Texas taxpayers will have a new tool available this summer to use during the fall property tax rate setting process after companion bills expanding government transparency passed both…
BY ALLEN ZHONG The Texas state Senate passed a bill Saturday that prohibits schools from mandating the teaching of critical race theory (CRT). House Bill 3979 doesn’t mention CRT by…
BY PATRICK SVITEK The Texas House and Senate have reached a compromise on a bill to allow the permitless carrying of handguns, the top negotiators said Friday, moving it even…
BY JACK PHILLIPS Texas’ GOP-led Senate passed a statewide ban on homeless encampments throughout the state that would also bar the use of public parks to provide a temporary shelter…
BY JANITA KAN The Texas Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow eligible residents 21 years and older to carry a handgun openly or concealed without a permit,…
A special election in Texas on Saturday features a sprawling field of Republicans and Democrats competing for the US House seat formerly held by the late GOP Rep. Ron Wright,…
