Montgomery County could add new regulations for roadside live animal vendors, following the passage of new Texas legislation ...

The 89th Texas Legislature adjourned earlier this month after weighing thousands of bills — but not all of them made it to ...

The massive tax and immigration bill moving through Congress would transfer the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian ...

The package includes $13.5 billion to reimburse states for border spending. It is expected to meet resistance in the House ...

Republican state representatives discuss what they expect to be done regarding the vetoed THC ban bill during the called ...

All eyes are now on the House after the Senate narrowly passed a major tax cut and spending bill that is the centerpiece of ...

Senate Republicans narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending reduction plan on Tuesday.

Houston officials brought a team of six people to Austin for this year's legislative session in what city leaders are calling ...

On May 31, 2025, the 89th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 17 (the Act), which is intended to address growing national ...

The Texas Legislature passed several bills meant to make it easier to get more housing built in cities across the state. Here is a look at some of the key bills that were passed.

Members of the state’s GOP delegation were among the loudest voices critiquing their own party’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” In ...

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