The eleventh-hour bill authorizes public colleges to issue $3.3 billion worth of debt to finance building and renovation projects.
The county will invest in planting trees, adding streetlights and sidewalks, and cleaning up vacant lots in a program designed to reduce the dramatic rise in violent crime.
Donald Trump called on House Speaker Dade Phelan to move legislation requiring an audit of the 2020 election.
After pressure for a 2020 election audit from Trump, the Texas Secretary of State announced it would audit several major counties.
Donald Trump, who is reportedly considering another run for president in 2024, has endorsed Abbott for reelection.
The governor controls what the Texas legislature may consider during special sessions and Abbott has added two new items to the call.
Congress set guidelines for the funding, such as no tax cuts, but the legislature has eyed it anyway hoping courts will rule on their side.
This week — Dade Phelan rallies behind a property tax compression bill, a GOP official criticizes the Heartbeat Act, and a lawmaker announces he will forgo re-election.
Although the county has already paid $539,000, a firestorm of controversy over a contract awarded to a well-connected Democrat has prompted county Judge Hidalgo to agree to seek cancellation.
A newly passed bill should let the TEA replace Houston ISD's entire school board, changing the course of an ongoing lawsuit.
In a lawsuit over the murder of Caitlynne Guajardo, a prominent civil rights attorney poses legal challenges to misdemeanor bail reforms in Harris County.
Two property tax reforms were passed by the Texas Senate while the House was stalled during a break of quorum caused by Democrats fleeing the state to Washington, D.C.
In the ongoing partisan fight over election reform, a lawsuit was filed to challenge a new law that tightens residency requirements for voter registration.
Under Article IV, Section 14 of the Texas Constitution, Gov. Greg Abbott has the authority to veto bills passed by the legislature.
A year after a loophole was triggered allowing property taxes to be increased above the new limits during the pandemic, the state legislature has passed legislation attempting to close it.
An ongoing legal battle in Houston ISD has prompted the state legislature to approve revisions to the state’s public education A-F accountability system.
Legislation giving public charter schools a property tax exemption on leased or purchased property was reconsidered and narrowly passed in the Texas House.
Reforms authored by Sen. Bettencourt would explicitly exclude epidemics from local emergency management, and reduce violations from criminal to civil penalties.
Many Texas parents say public school districts are not providing transparency in the selection of sexual education programs nor full access to approved materials.
Last year, some localities took advantage of a loophole in the tax code to raise property taxes above the newly established limits.
