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AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- The 2021 session of the Texas Legislature will commence Tuesday under pervasive uncertainty. Lawmakers have been waiting for months to see how it will be conducted safely as ...

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"Respect for settled law is essential for good governance as well as judicial discipline." — Chief Justice BR Gavai, while quashing the Tribunal Reforms Act. Th ...

Since Evers took office in January 2019, he has been stymied by the GOP-controlled Legislature on many fronts. The Legislature has delayed action on a large range or appointees. These include the ...

A federal court ordered Texas to use House district lines adopted in 2021 for next year's congressional elections.