State lawmakers are considering reforms to the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) after hearing testimony about how the county commissioners court is distributing surplus revenues and the ...

A Dallas County judge ruled that a petition from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to take depositions in a civil case filed against Dallas Independent School District (ISD) over biological males ...

Texas could allocate up to $70 million in funding for the Thriving Texas Families (TTF) program, formerly known as the Alternatives to Abortion program, for the 2026–2027 biennium as a part of the ...

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Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Boyd announced he will not pursue a third term and will retire after over 12 years on the court, saying that “there is a time for every activity under the heavens.” “I ...

Legislation clarifying the state’s abortion laws was discussed in a lengthy Texas House committee hearing on Monday, revealing multiple factions on both the pro-life and pro-choice sides of the debate ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has presided over the Texas Senate for more than a decade, and is now seeking to extend that for another four years with his recent re-election announcement. “With the Legislative ...

The Texas Legislature is on track to approve over $336 billion in spending for the 2026–2027 biennium, but first, House members get a crack at amending the budget behemoth on the floor. On Thursday, ...

With all the expected fanfare, the Texas House rejected state Rep. Brian Harrison’s (R-Midlothian) attempt to remove Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) from the chair. Harrison filed House Resolution ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-TX-21) Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require proof of American citizenship to register to vote in federal ...

Removals by Child Protective Services (CPS) in Texas went down by 55 percent from 2018 to 2024, while simultaneously the number of children dying from abuse also decreased by 53 percent — five years ...