Senate Bill 541, known as the Texas Food Freedom Act of 2025, was recently signed into law, having some cottage food vendors excited about the changes. “It will benefit everyone because we can expand ...

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Texas Senate Bill 1567, which outlaws some residential occupancy limits, would only apply to college towns with populations ...

The Texas Senate approves a $338 billion budget with funds for property tax relief, education, and infrastructure.

Despite headline-grabbing moves by companies like Tesla and Oracle, tech employment in Texas’s biggest cities is slipping.

Gov. Greg Abbott called all state workers back to the office this spring. Now, state lawmakers are sending this bill to his ...

Texas lawmakers bypassed bills that would have restricted “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge, studied health impacts and ...

House Bill 1871, recently passed by the Texas Legislature, increases penalties for attempted capital murder of peace officers ...

With a bill to ban THC products in Texas awaiting Governor Greg Abbott's signature, both supporters and those who oppose the bill are looking to sway the governor.

In the last few legislative sessions, the governor and leaders of the Texas legislature claim they passed a conservative ...

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The Texas Education Agency has removed and replaced four of the appointed members of Houston ISD's Board of Managers two ...