A controversial bill is advancing through the Texas Capitol that, if approved, will change how Dallas Area Rapid Transit, DART, is funded. The legislation, known as HB 3187, passed the House ...

Edith Patlan uses a Texas Lottery terminal to complete at purchase of lottery tickets at Fuel City in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)(LM Otero / AP) The Texas Senate on ...

Senate Bill 3070 would allow the Texas Lottery’s games to continue under a new department, abolish the agency and create restrictions on ticket purchases. A bill approved by the Texas Senate on ...

Co-author José Menéndez, a San Antonio Democrat, later told the Texas Observer that he aimed to tap into charter operators’ “highest expertise.” At the hearing, one public school advocate ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) – A Texas state senator who previously called for eliminating the Texas Lottery is now proposing legislation that would keep the games going. Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood ...

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Supporters say the bill would protect farmland in Texas. Opponents say ...

The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would preserve the Texas Lottery, but abolished the commission that oversees it. The bill would move oversight and control of the games ...

Despite soaring power demand, Republican lawmakers in the Texas Legislature are pushing to rein in renewable energy, part of a national wave of Trump-era opposition. Despite soaring power demand ...

A bill that gives Texas oversight over energy transactions between power generators and the state’s largest consumers of electricity heads to Gov. Greg Abbott after the Texas Legislature agreed ...

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Republicans are increasingly concerned that a bitter Senate primary in Texas next year could make it harder to defend their majority in the upper chamber. Earlier this week, the Senate Leadership ...

AUSTIN, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. A bill greenlit by the Texas Senate on Monday would block ...