The Texas House fiercely debated a bill striking criminal penalty exemptions for "harmful" content shared with minors for ...

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House Bill 2 would invest $7 billion into the state's public education system. US Coast Guard rescues 32 from overloaded ...

Democrat Colin Allred could defeat Republican Ken Paxton if he wins his primary against Senator John Cornyn, according to a ...

Texas Senate race 2026 is heating up as Democrat Colin Allred is now seen as a real contender against Republican Ken Paxton, ...

Under current law, educators, doctors and parents are protected from criminal charges by a legal rule called “affirmative ...

The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs took place on May 3, with the national anthem kicking things off.

State Senators Bryan Hughes and Carol Alvarado on opposing sides of an extremely controversial measure shortly before the ...

Texas holds city and school elections every first Saturday in May, but a bill in the Texas legislature right now could change ...

Republican Texas Senator Joan Huffman of Houston tells Jack Fink about the bail reform constitutional amendment that she ...

The Texas Senate voted to pass a bill clarifying that patients do not have to be at imminent risk to receive an abortion for ...