A repeal of the state’s defunct ban on gay sex cleared the Texas House on Friday, following a nail-biter vote recount. On Thursday, lawmakers voted 72-55 to give the first approval to House Bill ...

The medical marijuana program in Texas may soon open up to more Texans as the state's blossoming hemp industry faces a drastic change. And all of the above depends on the actions of the Texas ...

The Texas Legislature’s Senate Bill 17 discriminates against individuals based on their passport, not their political beliefs or character. If signed into law, people holding Chinese ...

The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday that leading business interests fear would lead to an age of expensive power and rolling blackouts. If passed by the House, state S.B. 715 would require all ...

Texas lawmakers have passed bills to reduce the influence of small shareholders. Backers say the bills would attract companies, while critics call it a power grab by corporate insiders. Lawmakers ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Wednesday said six individuals — including a county judge and a former elections administrator — were indicted and arrested for what Paxton described ...

Edith Patlan purchased tickets at a Texas Lottery terminal at Fuel City in Dallas on Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)(LM Otero / AP) Some legislators are pushing to eliminate the Texas Lottery ...

According to ERCOT, the state’s energy demand may double in six years. A Texas lawmaker is worried about the state does not know how much energy it needs going forward. State Sen. Phil King's ...

Brandon Creighton and state Rep. Brad Bickley, who helped get the bill passed in the Texas House and Senate, spoke to the crowd. A source familiar said 1,400 people were expected. "Today ...

Riot Platforms cyrptomine property in Navarro County, Texas, on March 30, 2025. Public officials are propping up a Texas Bitcoin boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting ...

A bruising battle over academic freedom is being waged in Texas, where the legislature is poised to give the state power to screen faculty, programs and courses in one of the country’s largest ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a school choice bill into law on Saturday that will allocate $1 billion for a voucher program that allows parents to use public funds to pay for their ...