Senate Bill 15, a top priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, is part of a broad push by lawmakers to put a dent in the state’s ...

The House preliminarily approved an amended SB 2972, reinstating free speech and public forum protections from 2019 omitted ...

School boards could pull books from school library shelves if they deem them profane or indecent under legislation given ...

Senate Bill 2858 would have expanded a sweeping state law intended to erode the authority of the state’s major urban areas.

Senate Bill 16 is imperiled after missing a deadline in the House. It was among the most sweeping proof-of-citizenship ...

Following a deadly crash involving a Hays school district bus in 2024, the Texas House approved a bill tightening seat belt ...

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is pushing for the ban to become law, while the hemp industry and veterans groups are lobbying Abbott ...

Following days of negotiations between the two chambers of the Texas Legislature, the Senate late Tuesday night approved an ...

At least four firms say they’re ready to treat the water so it can be released into rivers in West Texas. Environmental groups say the state is moving too fast.

State Rep. Ellen Troxclair filed HB 3879, which would have stopped local governments and government corporations from using ...