The bill faced fierce opposition from hardline conservatives who say it is policing speech and could allow the state to jail ...

A Texas House committee just unanimously passed a bill that would prevent a total ban on consumable hemp products.

The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that will make it harder for homeowners to block projects to build ...

It increases funding for school districts with high percentages of at-risk students and expands intervention programs for struggling early learners.

House Bill 24 defangs an obscure state law that property owners have been able to use to stop new homes from going up near them.

Two steps down, one to go. The transfer of the University of Houston-Victoria to the Texas A&M University Education System looks to be more of a reality as the Texas ...

AUSTIN _ State contractors who seek to spy on or do surveillance of lawmakers, whistleblowers and state employees — beyond ...

The Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require the disclosure of AI content and altered images in ...

One of the biggest states for solar passed a bill through its House of Representatives to require the recycling of retired ...

Senate Bill 1194, which will establish a Central Texas Water Alliance, was passed by the Texas House of Representatives ...

The bill's author, State Rep. Jared Patterson, called social media "the most dangerous legal thing minors can access." ...

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