The bill has been divisive, as the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus said that it stood in "strong opposition" to the ...

Laws include restricting transgender people’s access to public bathrooms, allowing lawsuits against abortion pill providers, ...

Hundreds of bills passed earlier this year by Texas’ 89th Legislature have now gone into effect. As of Monday, Sept. 1, Texas has a whopping 835 new laws on the books. These measures touch nearly ...

Texas lawmakers redrew the state's congressional maps, Greg Abbott vetoed a THC ban and Ken Paxton decided to challenge John ...

(The Center Square) – In just a few days, the Texas Senate passed all but four bills on the special session agenda. The second special session was called on Friday, by Tuesday, 14 bills of 18 on the ...

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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate passed key bills this week that would create new requirements for county disaster preparedness, require and fund flood sirens, and provide $200 million to help with ...

The Texas Senate quickly got to work Monday by passing several bills on the chamber’s desk as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for the second special session of the year for the Legislature, focusing ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The second special legislative session at the Texas State Capitol has ended. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signaled his intention to adjourn sine die in the Senate on Wednesday night, and the ...

The recently concluded 89 th Legislature addressed a wide range of artificial intelligence issues. Texas is taking a leading role in both encouraging AI use and regulating the use of artificial ...