The bill, which passed the House in a 95-44 vote, would effectively dismantle a multibillion-dollar industry that has flourished since hemp was legalized in Texas in 2019. That law allowed for the ...

A bill to allow for periods of prayer or Bible readings in public and charter schools in Texas has cleared one of its last hurdles to becoming law. The bill passed its final reading in the Texas ...

U.S. District Judge Michael Simon barred enforcement of the measure, finding that it violated the free speech of cannabis business owners and was preempted by federal labor law, The Oregonian ...

DALLAS — Dallas-based Half Price Books is rallying against a Texas bill that, if passed, could result in bookstores facing legal costs if they have content deemed obscene in a way that a minor ...

The bill has cleared the Texas House but still needs approval from the Senate by May 28 if it has a chance of becoming law. The superintendent of Galveston Independent School District, which was among ...

this would create rebates for eligible Texas residents with the money spent to hire Texas labor and goods. SEE ALSO: Texas lawmakers signal openness to expanding film incentive program Back in ...

A Fifth Circuit panel agreed on Friday to rehear an appeal and remand back to the EPA a final agency action governing air quality for two Texas counties, a reversal from a previous ruling that denied ...

Wade in 2022. State Representative Venton Jones, a gay man and Texas' first openly HIV-positive lawmaker, said on the House floor on Thursday that repealing the law was "common sense governance." ...

A federal court in Texas vacated portions of EEOC anti-harassment guidance that include LGBTQ+ workplace protections, siding with the state of Texas and a conservative policy think tank that the ...

In April, Texas again reached a new record high for having the largest labor force in state history of 15,814,400. Texas also reached a new record high for having the greatest number of Texans ...

Carl Tepper has issued a new bill to strengthen a law that requires local governments to post campaign finance reports online, citing ProPublica and The Texas Tribune’s reporting. Credit ...