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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Legislation seeking to decriminalize homosexual conduct in state code passed an initial vote in the Texas House on Thursday night with a degree of bipartisan support. Rep. Venton Jones (D-Dallas), a ...

This week, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at expanding and reforming the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) by broadening access to medical cannabis for Texans suffering ...

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 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 ...