Sheriffs from counties along the southern border testified in favor of the bill at a Texas House Appropriations Committee hearing.
State Rep. Matt Schaefer joins reporter Daniel Friend to discuss the withdrawal from Afghanistan under President Biden.
Though there was bipartisan support for a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Biden is seeing blowback for a botched execution of it.
With the addition of White, the Texas Freedom Caucus increased its membership to nine.
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.
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.
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.
A bill to enact “constitutional carry” in Texas, which would allow individuals 21 years or older to carry a handgun in public without a permit, was approved by the state House.
The Homeland Security Committee heard testimony from hundreds of witnesses on several constitutional carry bills late into the night, finally gaveling out at 5:39 a.m. on Friday morning.
This week — a look at Texas politics this week as committee hearings rapidly heated up.
Rep. Burrows filed a bill to create new guidelines for a pandemic response that solidifies the approach Gov. Abbott took to the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting criticism from some conservatives. Here’s a look at the debate and what’s inside.
Some lawmakers are praising Abbott’s announcement while others are claiming the move will cost the lives of Texans.
"The simple truth is that only the legislature is constitutionally authorized to create, amend, or abolish criminal laws,” said Schaefer.
Though the Freedom Caucus' roster has changed since its inception in 2017, the group enters another legislative session with its founding goal in mind.
Due to exceeding the state's benchmark, counties in South Texas will have business reopening limits rolled back to 50 percent for restaurants and bars will once again close.
The divide between Texas' top Republican and the party's chairman continues after Allen West joined a protest against Abbott's executive orders closing Texas' economy.
