Tag: Texas Legislature

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By PAUL J. WEBER and DAVID KOENIG | Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The recent blackouts that left 4 million Texas customers without electricity...

By SERGIO CONTRERAS, Special to the Star The Texas Legislature during its 2019 session passed a law requiring school districts and other governmental entities to...

By Bob Sechler, Austin American-Statesman A push by Las Vegas Sands to legalize casinos in Texas is moving forward, despite odds of success that appeared to...

We are constantly reminded that our country is built around a “government of the people.” From City Hall all the way up to the...

AUSTIN — State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. filed a bill Monday that would prohibit a student from participating in school district or UIL-sanctioned extracurricular...

By Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday unveiled a legislative agenda centered on the state’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and a...

By Shannon Najmabadi, Texas Tribune Republican lawmakers, buoyed by a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court and the trouncing of state-level Democrats in the...

Gov. Greg Abbott will give his State of the State address at 7 p.m. Central time Monday. The State of the State speech is Abbott’s...

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican lawmakers in statehouses across the country are moving swiftly to attack some...