Highly-anticipated legislation clarifying the state’s abortion laws regarding life-of-the-mother exceptions was given initial passage by the Texas House. Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth) took to the ...

Big Sandy, a small town in Upshur County, has become the 58th “Sanctuary City for the Unborn” in Texas. Like the others, the Big Sandy ordinance outlaws abortion, abortion pills, abortion trafficking, ...

The Texas House and Senate reached a deal on an $8.5 billion school funding increase that will in part finance teacher pay raises after a night of negotiations between the leaders of the two chambers.

It’s always surprising to see how quickly the political partisan machine gobbles up a national figure and spits them out — whether because of said individual’s personal discernment or by the toe of a ...

A federal court in Texas has issued an order to vacate portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 2024 Enforcement Guidance that interpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to ...

The Texas Senate K-16 Education Committee took up a public school finance bill that seeks to inject more than $8 billion in new funding into Texas schools. The Senate committee substitute includes ...

The “Uvalde Strong Act” cleared the second of three hurdles toward becoming law on Monday when the Texas Senate passed it unanimously. House Bill (HB) 33, authored by state Rep. Don McLaughlin ...

This story has been updated to reflect Harris County District Attorney Teare's office's support for the bill. State lawmakers are moving to increase penalties for criminal charges related to ...

With near-unanimous agreement, the Texas House passed a bill to reform the state’s public school accountability system by eliminating the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test.

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This story has been updated to reflect that the Senate passed House Bill 31. The Texas House overwhelmingly passed reforms to a controversial affordable housing program over the weekend, with more ...

The second half of the 89th Legislative Session’s property tax deal cleared its secondary hurdle on Tuesday as the Texas House approved increases to both the standard and elderly homestead exemptions.