Texas’ new congressional map ( House Bill 4) officially takes effect on Dec. 4, though whether it was drawn in a way that’s ...

Laws include restricting transgender people’s access to public bathrooms, allowing lawsuits against abortion pill providers, and change of the STAAR test.

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.

Texas Republicans have advanced new voting restrictions after months of protests by Democrats. The work on the bill — and the Texas legislature as a whole — ground to a halt earlier this month after ...

Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to ArkLaTex. Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. TEXARKANA, Texas -- The passing of Texas House ...

Tax-hiking ballot measures had different electoral outcomes in Charlotte and Austin, but both boosted the case for a reform ...

Texas voters approved two state constitutional amendments in statewide votes, NBC News projects, part of a slew of state ballot measures voters around the country considered on Tuesday. The ballot ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some Democrats who left Texas to block a GOP voting bill have ended a 38-day holdout. Enough Democrats returned to the state Capitol on Thursday to allow the Texas House to resume ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year’s elections to be held under the state’s congressional redistricting plan favorable to the ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blasts “frivolous” lawsuit attempting to block the fund that voters approved Nov. 4. Plaintiffs claim ...

A flurry of new laws will go into effect in Texas in the coming weeks. More than 800 laws from this year’s legislative ...

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