The 89-43 vote comes less than two months after an Austin federal judge declared extreme heat in Texas prisons “plainly ...

House Bill 3187 didn't get a second hearing before last week's deadline. But an identical version in the Senate could still advance in the few weeks remaining in the regular session.

While some dead bills may still be revived through Senate companion bills or amendments, the bulk are officially out of time.

Over 20 years after the Supreme Court found the Texas law unconstitutional, a proposed bill would repeal the ban on so-called ...

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A repeal of the state’s defunct ban on gay sex cleared the Texas House on Friday, following a nail-biter vote recount. On ...

The Texas House passed a bill for air conditioning in prisons by 2032, following a district judge's ruling that current ...

The last House bill to squeak by was authored by Democrat Erin Gamez, creating a grant program for economic development and ...

The bill would require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to install air conditioning at each of its facilities by the ...

Texas lawmakers voted Thursday to repeal the state’s longstanding ban on gay sex, sending legislation to do so to the state ...

A bill dubbed the "ethical pet sales bill" failed to make it to the Texas House floor for a vote. Now, proponents are hoping ...

A woman’s death after a routine treatment is sparking calls for tougher regulations to keep customers safe at popular med ...