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 ...

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 ...

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 hospitals were left on the hook for nearly $122 million in health care costs racked up by illegal immigrants for one month last year, the first month the state began tracking the figures.

It is a real possibility that the Texas lottery can go away in the wake of two major payout scandals. The Texas Lottery Commission is up for its every-12-year review known as the Sunset Commission.

James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined ...

Behind three hits and two RBI from Adrian Rodriguez, the last of which came on a solo home run that broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning, No. 1 Texas defeated visiting Texas A&M 6-5 ...