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Explainer: What is a Special Session?
Gov. Greg Abbott immediately called a special session after Texas lawmakers completed the year’s regular legislative session after the...
Jun 6, 2023


Rural School Districts Are Facing Financial Ruin. Some State Officials Prefer It That Way.
The conservative, gun-toting superintendent of Fort Davis Independent School District is fed up: “I’m not patient enough to spend time...
Jun 5, 2023


Oil Billionaires Ride to Rescue Impeached AG Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may be impeached, but he has friends in high places. Like, Spindletop high. The two oil billionaires...
Jun 4, 2023


Facing youth prison crisis, Texas lawmakers opt to build new facilities
For more than a decade, Texas has been trying to slim down its youth prison system, which has been plagued by years of abuse scandals....
Jun 1, 2023


Legislature ends but governor calls special session
The 88th Texas Legislature concluded May 29, but lawmakers almost immediately began the first in what likely will be a series of special...
May 29, 2023


Texas Legislature focused on culture issues, less on bread and butter, some lawmakers say
Legislators approved bills aimed at regulating transgender people, banning DEI programs and expanding border security measures. Despite a...
May 29, 2023


6 Texas AG employees take leave of absence to defend Ken Paxton at impeachment trial
The defense team includes the agency’s chief appellate lawyer and head of its general litigation division. Six top officials and...
May 29, 2023


Dallas juvenile board sues commissioners to stop request for records on minors’ care
The Dallas County Juvenile Department has taken county commissioners to court in a fight for juvenile records that may shed light on...
May 29, 2023


Abbott signs into law CROWN Act banning race-based hair discrimination
ov. Greg Abbott over the weekend signed into law a bill prohibiting race-based hair discrimination in Texas workplaces, schools and...
May 28, 2023


Texas To Spend Big on Space with New Legislature Funding for Space Commission
The Texas legislature is deepening its commitment to space, having voted to form a new Texas Space Commission and an Aerospace Research...
May 25, 2023


Anti-Queer Laws Just Keep Coming at the Texas Legislature
From singling out transgender athletes at state universities to attempts at defunding public libraries that host drag queen story hours...
May 24, 2023


Texas House investigators say Attorney General Ken Paxton abused power in office
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton allegedly broke multiple laws and misused his office to help a campaign donor, a group of investigators...
May 23, 2023


Texas Senate passes bill in honor of 6-year-old girl who drowned in Cedar Park pool
In 2019, 6-year-old Cati DelaPeña was found at the bottom of a swimming pool, without a lifejacket, during a summer camp field trip to...
May 10, 2023


Texas House expels Republican lawmaker accused of inappropriate conduct
In a historic move, the Texas House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to expel Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican accused of having sexual...
May 8, 2023


He helped craft the 'bounty hunter' abortion law in Texas. He's just getting started
The attorney Jonathan Mitchell is known for leveraging the law to achieve his conservative clients' goals — regardless of the potential...
May 7, 2023


The status of gun safety bills filed in the Texas Legislature
Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw are expected to brief reporters on the state's efforts...
May 6, 2023


Republican Leaders in Texas Downplay Guns, Focus on Mental Health in Aftermath of Allen Shooting
After a shooting at an Allen outlet mall ended with eight dead, Texas Republicans are doubling down on their resistance to gun control...
May 6, 2023


Conservative Christians want more religion in public life. Texas lawmakers are listening.
Waving a copy of the Ten Commandments and a 17th-century textbook, amateur historian David Barton recently argued that Christianity has...
May 3, 2023


Poll finds solid majority of Texans, even Republicans, favor raising age for gun purchases
A new poll finds that sizable majorities of Texas voters — including Republicans — support raising the minimum age to buy all guns from...
May 2, 2023


Dallas commissioner wants more info on solitary confinement from county’s juvenile department
Dallas County Commissioner Andy Sommerman says he was denied juvenile department documents that would show how long detained children...
May 2, 2023
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