The contentious drag show ban was updated and finalized over the weekend to include new definitions for what is considered "sexual conduct."
The upper chamber of the Texas Legislature will see over 20 of its 30 priority bills become law.
Consideration and passage of both bills required a suspension of the rules after the previous night's deadline had already passed.
One national figure who has not weighed in — and who endorsed Paxton in last year’s primary — is former president Donald Trump.
The last-ditch effort for school choice now heads to conference committee with members who have voiced opposition to education savings accounts.
Republicans lost two pieces of legislation on Patrick’s priority list by failing to pass them on a deadline to approve Senate bills.
Legislation to address bail policy and gun-related crimes, including some Senate priorities, are among the hundreds of bills now dead for the session.
With the death of Senate Bill 9, the upper chamber now waits to see if the House approves its amendments adding school choice to House Bill 100.
A reform to college tenure in Texas finally passed in the House after being blocked by a point of order call last week.
Here's a rundown of where the 88th legislative session's top issues sit with one week until sine die.
Legislation that prohibits straw purchasing of firearms is posed to become law if both chambers concur on the final draft.
After Chapter 313 was not renewed last session and ultimately expired, the Texas Legislature is embroiled in negotiations on a replacement.
