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.

Just weeks after the governor vetoed a bill banning products containing THC, state senators revived it in the special session ...

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

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 Texas bill could provide teachers with a $1,000 supply grant per year starting in 2026. HOUSTON — A newly filed bill in the ...