AUSTIN _ State contractors who seek to spy on or do surveillance of lawmakers, whistleblowers and state employees — beyond ...

The case hinges on whether the Texas Ethics Commission has the sole authority over certain campaign finance, lobbying and ...

After years of claiming that companies selling lottery tickets online could not be regulated, the Texas Lottery Commission ...

House Bill 33, by former Uvalde mayor and freshman state Rep. Don McLaughlin, would direct school districts and law ...

Two bills before the Legislature would weaken a law that protects journalists and ordinary Texans from lawsuits designed to ...

A bill seeking to clarify Texas’ abortion laws has passed out of a Senate committee ... abortion advocates and conservative ...

A piece of Texas legislation that calls for hands-free driving under Allie’s Way — an organization working to end distracted driving — deserves a hearing. Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Sen.

The message was clear after the vote: Abbott’s power in the Texas Legislature is stronger than ever.

our state has passed a universal school choice bill out of both chambers in the Texas Legislature. This is an extraordinary victory for the thousands of parents who have advocated for more choices ...

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S.B. 14 has passed both chambers of the Texas Legislature and is heading to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk to be signed into law. Abbott has not publicly stated whether he will sign the bill. The bill ...