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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would prevent cities or counties from holding a gun buyback program. This article was originally published by our ...

With the 89th legislative session in its final seven days, both the Texas House of Representatives and Senate are up against ...

Senate Bill 835, nicknamed “Trey's Law," bans NDAs in civil cases that prevent a person who was sexually abused from speaking ...

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But even as the outbreak slows, a bill approved by state lawmakers and sent to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott would make it ...

Legislation that would have added several layers of regulation to new wind and solar power facilities – rules opposed by ...

A Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team has been given sweeping powers to overhaul the federal ...

A Texas state bill that would require public schools to post donated placards of the Ten Commandments created an "ironic" moment in debate.

Senate Bill 3 was sent to the governor's desk Sunday. Unless it's vetoed, the measure will close a loophole in the state's ...

In passing the ban, Texas joins several states in the U.S. that have banned or restricted intoxicating forms of hemp.