Among the bills arriving at the eleventh hour of the Texas Legislature’s mid-March filing deadline was House Bill 28. The ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the three-term Republican who presides over the Senate, has identified the bill as a legislative priority. Hughes’ push to tighten Texas voter registration relies on ...

In fact, a bill that would help rectify the shortage of dental care providers in Texas will be considered by members of the Texas House Public Health Committee during a hearing on Monday ...

A slate of education "parental rights" bills have passed or are awaiting votes in the Texas Senate. A bill reiterating parental rights to children’s school records passed the Senate this week ...

one lawmaker is pushing to make Texas healthier in different ways, starting in the classroom and ending at the Capitol. Senate Bill 25, as well as corresponding House Bill 25, aims to reform the ...

TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Senate Bill 16, which was filed by East Texas State Sen. Bryan Hughes on March 11, requires proof of citizenship when registered to vote. The Texas Senate Committee on State ...

PALESTINE, Texas (KETK) — A bill authored by East Texas State Rep ... submit their own comments for all the bills and topics the subcommittee will be discussing on Monday through the House Public ...

Jeff Leach, a North Texas Republican and chair of the House judiciary and civil jurisprudence committee, filed identical bills in their respective chambers. Huffman's Senate Bill 2146 and Leach's ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas Senate is expected to vote on a bill this week that would require law enforcement in counties with more than 100,000 people to join the Immigration and Customs ...

In 2015, Texas lawmakers passed a bill which changed how classroom instruction was timed. Districts no longer had to provide 180 days of classes, but instead a minimum of 75,600 minutes.

Measles cases in Texas rise to 422, state health department ... Exclusive: Energy trader Vitol eyes $3 billion sale of US shale producer, sources say Global commodities trader Vitol is exploring ...

CARTHAGE, Texas (KLTV) - A deputy noticed a vehicle in Carthage that had been reported stolen out of Louisiana, which led to a chase involving four counties before the driver attempted to run on foot.