Nearly a dozen new state laws take effect Thursday, all of which were passed during the Texas Legislature’s second special ...

The new laws come 90 days after the end of a special legislative session during which state lawmakers made changes to Texas’ school assessment system, voter registration procedures and more.

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The Supreme Court issued an emergency ruling on Texas' request to reinstate the legislature's recently redrawn congressional ...

Laws include restricting transgender people’s access to public bathrooms, allowing lawsuits against abortion pill providers, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Legislature gaveled out and adjourned the second called special session overnight Wednesday into Thursday without taking any action to ban or regulate THC products, capping a ...

Dozens of new Texas laws are set to take effect in December and January impacting education, health, law enforcement and more ...

Nearly a dozen new Texas laws take effect December 4, all passed during the Legislature's second special session this year.

In the wake of July’s historic flooding that left more than 130 people in Texas dead, Gov. Greg Abbott vowed the state legislature would pass meaningful flood-related measures in their upcoming ...

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The Texas Legislature gaveled out its second overtime session with a fresh inventory of GOP victories, including a new congressional map gerrymandered to maximize Republican representation, a host of ...