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 ...

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.

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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During the Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting on Tuesday, May 20, Gabriel Rivas of Commissioner Alisa Simmons’s (D-Pct. 2) office gave a presentation about his interpretation of the county’s ...

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 ...

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.

Federal legislation authored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) cracking down on “revenge pornography” content was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon. The “Tools to Address Known ...

The legislative fight over a prospective tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) ban has made for strange lobbying bedfellows, uniting beer distributors, grassroots conservative groups, and law enforcement on one ...

T-minus 13 days until the 89th Legislature adjourns sine die. This is crunch time, when the legislative wheat separates from the chaff. It’s all on the line down this home stretch, and particularly ...