Lawmakers take tepid approach to bills aimed at preventing, fighting wildfires
Lawmakers have filed bills aimed at preventing and fighting wildfires, but they fail to go far enough in light of a Texas ...
Opponents to school choice in Texas focus on potential long-term costs to taxpayers
Democrats at the state Capitol and other school choice opponents are raising concerns about the potential long-term cost of the program.
Could John Cornyn lose Senate challenge to Ken Paxton? Not if he does this all year | Opinion
It may be the first competitive primary Cornyn has ever faced, should Attorney General Ken Paxton announce a challenge.
Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick announces additional legislative priorities
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced additional legislative priorities for the Texas Senate to pass. Initially, Patrick announced ...
Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.
The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out second round of Texas Senate priorities. Here's the list.
Ten of Patrick's 40 priorities have already passed out of the Senate, including three of the items on the new list released ...
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Orator, conscience, advocate: State lawmakers honor Sylvester Turner with bipartisan accolades in Capitol ceremony
Turner, who spent nearly three decades in the Texas House and died last week, was remembered as a passionate Democrat ...
Texas House colleagues celebrate life of Sylvester Turner in chamber where he once served
Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.
In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto homeowners
Texans who fall behind on property taxes face one of nation's most punitive systems, where private companies can tack up to ...
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Why experts say 24-hour education committee likely won't impact legislation's final outcome
"Governor Abbott has invested too much time, too much energy, and too much money to not let this pass, and unlike the case with previous sessions where the speaker of the House was indifferent or in ...
Bill targeting squatters gets pushback at Texas Capitol hearing
A bill by Dallas-area GOP Rep. Angie Chen Button, framed as a way to crack down on squatters, received pushback from dozens ...