More than 800 new Texas laws take effect Sept. 1, governing everything from public schools and filmmaking incentives to expanded access to medical marijuana and tax-free weekends.

House Speaker said he expected the missing members to return by Monday to resume work on redistricting, THC rules and flood ...

Republican lawmakers in Texas have opened a new front in their efforts to crack down on abortion, this time with a bill that ...

Senate Bill 10, which would shield victims of sex trafficking from prosecution for certain crimes if they were coerced by ...

The Senate’s decision signals another potential standoff with Gov. Greg Abbott, who vetoed a similar ban earlier this year as ...

The tests would be administered at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. But the proposal’s fate is unclear with ...

The Texas Senate's packed floor session Tuesday wasn't without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber's ...

Attorneys representing 16 Texas families of varying religious and nonreligious backgrounds requested an injunction to block Senate Bill 10 from taking effect, pending the outcome of a challenge to its ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A new house bill aims to change how school districts across Texas handle discipline in the classroom. Corpus Christi ISD Director for Student Services Ron Kanipes said the goal ...

Texas Senate Democrats staged a walkout over a controversial redistricting measure, but Republicans still passed it 19-2.

Senators approved Senate Bill 5 by a 21–8 vote. The bill would ban delta-8, delta-9, and all intoxicating forms of THC, ...