The legislative fight over the Texas election bill has come to an official end with the signing of the bill by Gov. Abbott.
Although House Bill 3979 took effect two days ago, it won't be effective for long. The legislature altered it with Senate Bill 3.
After months of being the central lightning-rod issue in Texas politics, the major GOP election reform bill was approved by the state legislature.
From clarifying when polling locations can be opened to clamping down on vote harvesting, here are some of the major provisions in the Texas election reform bill.
After a late-night filibuster from Sen. Carol Alvarado, the Texas Senate again approved the GOP election reform bill.
Houston Sen. Carol Alvarado says that she will filibuster the GOP election bill “because it is the right thing to do for my constituents.”
The special session replacement for the bill meant to curb critical race theory in the classroom differs from the original in a few key ways.
A brewing conflict among political activists on the right over critical race theory legislation seems to have eased for now.
While some Senate Democrats also left Texas, the quorum that remained voted on a bonus TRST payment, the omnibus election bill, and bail reform.
Election reform in Texas is back in the spotlight with two new omnibus bills as the special legislative session begins.
Under Article IV, Section 14 of the Texas Constitution, Gov. Greg Abbott has the authority to veto bills passed by the legislature.
State party officials currently are not required to resign their post before running for another political office, but newly-passed legislation would close that discrepancy.
The Texas omnibus election bill has sparked intense partisan debate. Here’s what’s in the final version of the legislation.
An economic development tax incentive program is on the verge of sunsetting after the Senate declined to pass legislation extending it for two years.
Senate Bill 12, which would have allowed censored Texans to challenge social media companies, died after failing to pass the midnight deadline on Tuesday.
The committee passed a version without its amendments, most of which were Democratic additions to broaden the pedagogy of America's founding.
Though Texas follows several other states in passing a law to ban abortions after a pulse is detected, the "Texas Heartbeat Act" is unique.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner condemned a business coalition's “silence” on election legislation and canceled participation in upcoming events.
Heartbeat legislation bans abortions after a heartbeat can be detected, typically occurring around 6 to 12 gestational weeks.
Many Texas parents say public school districts are not providing transparency in the selection of sexual education programs nor full access to approved materials.
