Tag: Texas Legislature

Most new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature go into effect on Sept. 1 following each biennial legislative session. This year, 666 new laws...

By Andrew Zhang, The Texas Tribune Six hundred and sixty-six new Texas laws will go into effect this Wednesday. Debated, passed and signed during the...

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature sent a sweeping rewrite of the state's election laws...

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion providers in Texas are asking the Supreme Court to prevent enforcement of a state law that...

By Alexa Ura | The Texas Tribune After months of drama and political resistance, the curtain has lowered on Democratic attempts to stave off a...

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Thursday pressed forward on a third try at passing...

By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans brought back their voting bill Monday with no changes as some Democrats...

Texas Democratic legislators’ walkout only postponed the inevitable. After leaving the state Capitol in May and breaking a quorum to stop passage of controversial bills...

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state...

By Cassandra Pollock and Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune More than a week after Republicans in the Texas House voted to authorize arrests of...