Tag: Texas Legislature

By Reese Oxner | The Texas Tribune The Texas Senate on Thursday approved a bill to ban homeless encampments throughout Texas — a response to...

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune The Texas House and Senate have reached a compromise on a bill to allow the permitless carrying of handguns,...

By Anna Canizales, The Texas Tribune People affected by crashes causing bodily injury or death involving commercial motor vehicles would find it harder to win...

By ACACIA CORONADO | Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is on course to become the nation's largest state to tighten restrictions...

Alex Briseno The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN, Texas — The Botham Jean Act received final passage from the Texas House on Friday, one day after...

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune As Texas braces for its notoriously scorching summer temperatures, the state House agreed to install air conditioning in dozens...

By Sami Sparber, The Texas Tribune Alcohol to go is now law in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed a bill to permanently...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would allow people to carry a handgun without a license, and the background check and training that go with...

Texas lawmakers are poised to enact sweeping restrictions on access to abortions, prohibiting the procedure as early as six weeks, and opening the door...

By ACACIA CORONADO and BILL BARROW Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican lawmakers around the country are pressing ahead with efforts to tighten voting...