The Texas Panhandle is at a pivotal crossroads as new state laws and federal policy shifts begin to reshape rural life. The ...

T YLER, Texas (KLTV) - With the special session underway, State Rep. Don McLaughlin (R-Uvalde) has filed a bill requiring the ...

The bills would carry a $5,000 fine for a first-time violation. Momentum for such restrictions has increased in the state and ...

Senate Bill 13, which goes into effect Sept. 1, gives parents and school boards more power in saying what materials are ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act addresses the nation's challenges head-on, delivering real relief to Texas families.

Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn argues moving the shuttle to a site near Houston's Johnson Space Center would right an "egregious ...

If lawmakers do eliminate the STAAR, it’s unclear what would replace it. One proposal that drew support during the regular ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the bill and put it on the special session agenda, saying he wants a narrower version.

A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in phone-based emergency warning systems, according ...

A panel of state senators voted to advance the bill to a full Senate vote after hearing several hours of public testimony.

Texas hospital advocates and CEOs say they averted disaster by keeping the most damaging Medicaid-related provisions out of ...