Early Friday morning, Texas House members marked the final time for preliminary approval of bills from the lower legislative ...

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

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

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

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A proposal that takes aim at the State Fair of Texas’ gun ban advanced out of a House committee Friday without a public ...

Oil and gas companies are seeking legal shelter as Texas comes closer to using waste brine once considered too toxic for ...

Texas House Bill 4 made an almost unanimous pass in the House concerning standardized testing and if passed, would eliminate ...

Monday is a pivotal day at the Texas Capitol as lawmakers take up a controversial bail reform measure that’s been years in the making. The Texas House of Representatives is expected to debate and vote ...

Texas lawmakers consider reforms that would increase voter input on costly ballot measures and provide greater truth in ...

Price Books spoke out against the bill, which would expose booksellers to lawsuits over materials deemed inappropriate for ...

Bills outlining punishments for bookstores, a ban on forever chemicals, and the restructuring of funding for DART missed a ...