Priorities for Republican leadership last legislative session have either been stuck in the courts or left to linger in the ...
District 77 Rep. Vincent Perez works during the House of Representatives floor meeting at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas on Sep. 2, 2025. (Abrielle Kate Maddison / El Paso Times) The next ...
A whirlwind special session ended after midnight Wednesday, as several high-profile bills made it across the finish line and other key legislation failed. One of the big issues during the second ...
Texas Rep. Dustin Burrows, Speaker of the House, adjourned the chamber Sine Die on Friday Aug. 15, 2025, in Austin. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows adjourned the 2025 Legislature's first special ...
Nearly every state legislative incumbent was poised to win their primary on Tuesday, in a stark change from the conservative bloodletting rendered in the Texas House two years ago. Two years ago, ...
A newly filed bill at the Texas Capitol will make it against the law, going forward, for a state lawmaker to raise money and to submit political expenditures for travel, hotel stays, and meals when ...
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — While the 30-day window for the Texas Legislature’s second special session didn’t expire until September 14, both the Texas House and Senate have decided to adjourn Sine Die. Both ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled four public safety initiatives he plans to push in the 2027 Texas legislative session, including the establishment of a new statewide prosecutor's office. Speaking at a ...
AUSTIN, Texas — As we flip the calendar to January and 2026, several new laws will take effect across Texas. They have to do with everything from insurance, immigration, AI, taxes and more. One ...