Most bills never get to become laws in Texas. As the legislative session winds down, strategy and the mere brutal passage of time have...

Texas House Democrats killed a bill May 9 that would have allowed civilians to patrol the Texas-Mexico border and detain migrants....

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Texas’ law banning sodomy in 2003. It took almost 20 years for Democrats to...

The proposed unit would let those who are not law officers arrest or detain suspected undocumented immigrants in border-region counties....

Manuel Rizo found some hope this week—even though he has little faith that a Texas bill raising the minimum age to buy certain...

A bill that officials in San Antonio and other Texas cities worry would dismantle many local regulations is quickly making its way...

The Texas House tentatively passed legislation to establish a state law enforcement agency devoted to enforcing immigration laws during a...

In a historic move, the Texas House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to expel Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican accused of having sexual...

As federal funding from the Covid-19 pandemic will end in 2024, Texas childcare advocates have been at the Texas Legislature advocating...

Throughout Texas’s history, proponents of school vouchers have invested immense resources, both financially and energetically, into their...

Senate Bill 240 would provide new solutions to stop on-the-job assaults and protections for those who report workplace violence. Texas...

Republicans in the Texas House do not see eye to eye with their Senate colleagues on eliminating tenure at public universities. Senate...

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales wants to be a pragmatic bridge builder. That hasn’t stopped him from burning some along the way. he second-term...

The attorney Jonathan Mitchell is known for leveraging the law to achieve his conservative clients' goals — regardless of the potential...

If you own a home in a single-family residential area anywhere in Texas, state lawmakers are coming for your property rights. They are...

In an unexpected vote May 8, a Texas House committee advanced a bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase semiautomatic weapons....

Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw are expected to brief reporters on the state's efforts...

After a shooting at an Allen outlet mall ended with eight dead, Texas Republicans are doubling down on their resistance to gun control...

A new version of Senate Bill 18 scheduled for a hearing in the House Higher Education Committee on Monday would keep faculty tenure and...

A proposal to use state money to help parents pay for private schools was approved by the Texas Senate on April 6, setting the stage for...

Whether the bill, which Gov. Greg Abbott has vowed to sign, ends up as law or not, the discrimination is already stinging marginalized...

State lawmakers and Huston-Tillotson University students announced Thursday their intention to form the Texas Historically Black Colleges...

As the fight over school vouchers continues in the Texas legislature, one only has to look at Florida to see what is in store for the...

The Texas House advanced on May 4 a bill that would give corporations significant discounts on school district property taxes. The bill...