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State legislators passed an array of bills this year aimed at reining in the state’s high home prices and rents.
Supporters call SB 12 a victory for parental rights. Critics say it silences LGBTQ+ students and promotes discrimination. The ...
The bill would have replaced the STAAR test with three shorter tests, but House and Senate lawmakers seem unable to reconcile ...
The Texas House and Senate approved a conference committee bill Saturday that finalized SB 1, the state’s budget.
SB 8 requires sheriffs in most Texas counties to request 287(g) agreements with ICE, where local officers help federal agents ...
State Representative James Talarico, who is also a seminary student, explains why he thinks the Ten Commandments bill is ...
A bill to increase judicial salaries from $140,000 to $175,000 a year stalled amid a disagreement over lawmakers’ own ...
The end of the Texas legislative session brings changes that impact public schools, property tax relief, criminal justice, ...
Tensions flared and the debate turned personal as Republicans said their bill empowered parents and denied predictions that ...
The wide-ranging education bill, Senate Bill 12, cleared its final hurdles before heading to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, after ...
Bill giving Texas parents, school boards more control over library books heads to Abbott. Legislators on Saturday gave final ...
A new Texas bill could expand medical marijuana access, including for chronic pain. But some locals fear the restrictions may leave too many patients behind.