The Senate has passed a bill to ban sexually explicit material in school libraries and hold book vendors accountable for selling them to schools.
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.
With a supporter in Gov. Greg Abbott, the field preemption bill is expected to quickly become law once it reaches his desk.
"Twerking" and Miley Cyrus performances are just two examples of topics debated before passing two major pieces of legislation in the Senate this week.
Commercial casinos are banned in Texas, but a political action committee funded by a Las Vegas corporation hopes to change that.
The ruling marks an endpoint for a portion of the lawsuit, but remands another portion back to a lower court for further review.
Democrats have called for additional restrictions on firearms after the shooting deaths of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde.
Democratic lawmakers say that the Texas constitution requires the legislature to wait until 2023 to draw new maps.
Perhaps the broadest law of its kind to pass the 87th legislature, Shaheen's bill applies to the state and all its local subdivisions.
Under Article IV, Section 14 of the Texas Constitution, Gov. Greg Abbott has the authority to veto bills passed by the legislature.
Though Texas follows several other states in passing a law to ban abortions after a pulse is detected, the "Texas Heartbeat Act" is unique.
The proposed ban by Sen. Bob Hall would target doctors, not parents. Looming deadlines may kill it in a week.
