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A bill to increase judicial salaries from $140,000 to $175,000 a year stalled amid a disagreement over lawmakers’ own ...
Ken Paxton sought more power for his office to take up election cases But lawmakers haven’t agreed on a measure that would ...
A boost in public school spending, school vouchers, and money for water systems are other highlights of the state budget, ...
Tensions flared and the debate turned personal as Republicans said their bill empowered parents and denied predictions that ...
Research shows cellphones interfere with students' ability to focus in class. Texas would join at least nine other states ...
Critics say House Bill 229, which has gone to the governor, discriminates against trans people, but the full effect remains ...
The House has approved a conference committee report that lists sales to certain people from China, North Korea, Russia and ...
City leaders held their first public meetings this week since voters approved the South Texas city’s incorporation.
The chambers differ on how much power districts should have to push back in courts over their accountability ratings. They ...
Senate Bill 6, which now heads to the governor’s desk, gives the state’s electricity managers the ability to shut power to ...
Gov. Greg Abbott has already said he intends to sign the bill, which will give schools funding for salary increases, special ...
Many trans Texans have changed the sex listed on their birth certificate, driver’s licenses and other documents. They say ...