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Lawmakers are seeking to reverse a decision by voters to enshrine abortion rights until fetal viability in the state ...

A new bill filed in the Texas Senate would create a new Homeland Security division within the Texas Department of Public ...

Texas would join at least a dozen states already have universal voucher programs. Many more states offer limited school ...

State Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins introduced Bill 619, which if passed, would allow high school student-athletes to transfer ...

A Texas Senator has introduced a bill which would make Texas the first state to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve.

The new speaker’s power over the budget and committee assignments is expected to bolster established Republican leaders and ...

A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% ...

Health care bills relating to cannabis, hospital transparency and Medicaid are on the docket for the 89th Texas Legislature.

One of the greatest living guitarists of any genre, the Seattle-based Frisell will perform a rare North Texas show on Jan. 23 ...

The new state legislation would position Texas “at the forefront of the digital economy,” Senator Charles Schwertner noted.

Before the Texas's 89th Legislature began Tuesday, state representatives and senators had already filed over 2,300 bills, ...