The Texas Legislature passed a bill to increase the criminal penalties for trafficking fentanyl. It awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature.
After calls from school board members and Texas lawmakers, a new policy and curriculum organization has formed as an alternative option.
Here's an explanation of the various methods the two chambers of the Texas Legislature want to use to deliver property relief to Texans.
Abbott doubled down on his tax relief proposal, pointing to a long-term vision to end local school property taxes.
In a conversation Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott told Texans that school choice measures will pass this summer, as he plans to call another special session.
The cross-chamber battle heats up after the Senate makes the next move to continue the first special session following the House adjourning sine die.
The division between House and Senate leaders over property tax relief has boiled over with rhetoric bringing personal motives into question.
Read Chairman Andrew Murr's remarks on the Texas House's impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton.
After much speculation, former secretary of state John Scott has been named interim attorney general as Ken Paxton awaits trial in the Texas Senate.
Harris County hired a law firm specializing in parliamentary procedure in response to the legislative session.
The Senate adjourned earlier until Friday after passing its property tax and border bills.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick stuck to his guns over increasing homestead exemptions, all the while criticizing “House dysfunction.”
