On May 14, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee approved its markup of H.Con.Res.14, 119th Cong., 2025 (House Bill), ...

A bill that aims to address growing numbers of uncapped oil and gas wells is expected to become law after clearing the Texas ...

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The Texas Senate has approved a bill that defines sex as either male or female based on biological reproductive systems, ...

Texas House Bill 748 that aims to help protect sexual survivors from nondisclosure agreements, is on its way to the Governor’s desk after passing unanimously in the House.

The bill passed on the heels of a blanket ban of unregulated retail hemp-based THC consumables that is headed to Gov. Greg ...

Student athletes would be able to receive a slice of the billions of dollars Texas colleges generate in revenue from their ...

The Texas Senate approved legislation Tuesday night aimed at revising the state’s school accountability system and replacing ...

HOUSTON — A sweeping education reform bill that could reshape how students are tested in Texas is one step closer to becoming law. House Bill 4, which aims to replace the STAAR exam, passed the Texas ...

A bill honoring a fallen Navasota officer has passed the Texas Legislature and awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature.

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Google and Apple will soon be required to verify app store users’ ages in Texas, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the rule into law on Tuesday.