Five bills proposing various reforms to Texas election law have received public hearings in the Senate chamber.
Members of the upper chamber of the Texas Legislature have offered a variety of proposals to strengthen school security.
Abortion-inducing drugs are a priority for Texas lawmakers, and this bill would hold credit card companies liable for processing those transactions.
Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) filed an amicus brief with 13 of his Republican colleagues supporting the motion for a rehearing.
The proposed map would create one new Republican district while eliminating most competitive seats based on recent voting patterns.
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.
A “Second Amendment sanctuary” bill was approved by the Texas House State Affairs Committee, marking another step on its the way to becoming a law.
New legislation would prevent local governments from forcing public charter schools to follow different rules than traditional school districts regarding zoning, permitting, and construction.
A ban on taxpayer-funded lobbying is gaining steam after the state's three highest-level elected officials backed the idea and a new bill was filed in the senate.
Authored by nearly half of the Texas Senate, a proposed constitutional amendment would require legislative approval for extending disaster declarations.
David Spiller won the special runoff election for the North Texas House district with over 60 percent of the vote.
Reforming the Texas grid topped Patrick's list, with the "Star Spangled Banner Protection Act" and statewide broadband following behind.
