Texas lawmakers either embrace or mock Trump and Musk's DOGE strategies, employees react to mass firings
President Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have increased their efforts to slash ...
Texas Senate passes legislation to keep some defendants in jail without bail. Here's why.
Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...
Hundreds protest school choice as Texas Legislature pushes proposals for Education Savings Account programs
In addition to its school choice proposal, the Texas House has also filed a funding bill that would invest billions in public ...
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Debate Over Third-Party Lottery Sales Erupts in Texas as Lawmakers Consider Regulatory Action
Texas lawmakers consider regulating third-party lottery ticket sales after an Austin resident's $83.5M win through a courier ...
Democrats split over Gov. Abbott's request for Congress to reimburse Texas for its border security efforts
The Democrats who serve in Congress oppose the request by Gov. Greg Abbott, while Democrats who serve in the Texas ...
What Houston's largest suburbs are asking Texas lawmakers for during the 89th session
With the 89th Texas legislative session beginning, Houston-area suburbs are locking down their top priorities to convey to ...
Texas lawmaker moves to outlaw medical research on corpses without consent after NBC News investigation
The University of North Texas Health Science Center dissected and leased out hundreds of poor people’s bodies without their ...
Texas Senate bill would criminalize making, owning hemp-based products containing THC
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Houston Republican, has made banning all non-medicinal THC products a priority for the Texas Senate.
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Texas House proposes bills that could expand public school funding, create education savings account program
The Texas Legislature may be getting poised to provide long-needed financial relief to public schools across the state. On ...
Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared.
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind ...
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Texas Legislature considers paying much more for school safety
Other legislation introduced this session would increase school ... The mandates from HB 3 are partly to blame, ...
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Children's Hospital Association of Texas release priorities to state lawmakers
With the 89th Texas Legislative underway in Austin, numerous entities are vying for the attention and backing of state lawmakers for their specific goals. One of those is The Children's Hospital ...