Named after Harris County Deputy Darren Almendarez, a bipartisan bill aims to crack down on theft for possession of catalytic converters.
Two sessions in a row, legislation to ban taxpayer-funded lobbying has been killed by Republican House members.
This week — Abbott addresses Republicans wary of school choice, former Speaker Dennis Bonnen creates a lobbying firm, and Gulf Coast legislators take aim at windstorm insurance reform.
Rep. Valoree Swanson has secured 77 co-authors for her bill, which establishes legal protections for women competing at the college level.
Local governments' ability to issue bond debt has increasingly fallen under the Texas Legislature's watchful eye.
Middleton is following a trend in Republican states to prevent biological males from competing in women's sports, and national polling is in favor.
The decision represents a reversal from the state board's previous opposition to school choice measures last year.
More than six out of 10 Texans polled support vouchers for low-income families with the strongest support coming from black and Latino respondents.
Patrick appointed 12 Republicans and one Democrat to chair the Senate's committees, calling them the "best equipped group of senators in Texas history."
Mayors of the biggest cities in Texas want the state to fund multiple programs while still allowing cities to maintain local control.
A large group of freshmen senators is changing up the political landscape in the upper chamber of the Texas Legislature.
Support to codify a ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates in state law is growing, with Gov. Abbott once again signaling his support for the legislation.
