The Texas legislature's directed power grid reforms remain a work in progress as state officials deliberate the future of ERCOT.
While the Texas House struggles to attain a quorum of its members, the Senate has blazed through approving the items on Gov. Abbott’s agenda.
A perfect storm of factors blew together for the Texas Legislature to pass the hallmark pro-Second Amendment legislation.
Several new pro-Second Amendment bills including constitutional carry and making Texas a “Second Amendment sanctuary” will go into effect in September.
Texas is set to become the next state in the country to allow the carry of handguns without a permit.
Texas is set to become the next state with constitutional carry, now only needing the signature of Gov. Greg Abbott.
Legislation aimed at remedying the underlying causes of the February blackouts has been approved by both legislative chambers.
As constitutional carry continues to make progress through the Texas legislature, the Senate approved a measure to eliminate the fee for a License to Carry.
The constitutional carry bill working its way through the Texas legislature is now headed toward a conference committee to sort out the dispute over the Senate amendments.
Now one step closer to becoming law, the Texas Senate approved a constitutional carry bill to allow the carry of handguns in public without a License to Carry.
The lieutenant governor said that the House constitutional carry bill will be headed to the Senate floor after it was approved by a new special committee.
Governor Greg Abbott clarified his position on constitutional carry during a radio interview, stating that he would sign the bill when it gets to his desk.
The permitless carry bill passed by the House was referred to a new special committee that has a majority of its members publicly in favor of the pro-Second Amendment proposal.
The lawsuit argues that the mandatory testing to access the Senate gallery and committee hearings violates constitutional provision for the chamber to “be open” during session.
Since Austin officials have maintained their commitment to the homeless public camping and laying ordinance, the legislature is now taking a crack at its prohibition.
In response to last year's election, Republicans in the Texas Senate have introduced legislation aimed at securing and expediting elections.
Authored by nearly half of the Texas Senate, a proposed constitutional amendment would require legislative approval for extending disaster declarations.
With fewer exceptions than Governor Abbott’s mask mandate, the COVID-19 regulations at the Capitol make it difficult for parents of young and autistic children to testify.
When it comes to budget cuts, oil, and the possibility of more federal relief money, the state's crystal ball remains clouded.
The court ruled 2-1 that requiring abortion providers to "cause fetal demise" inside the womb, instead of on the way out, is burdensome.
