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Bills propose to shut down regulations on short-term rental companies such as Airbnb
Texas lawmakers are trying again to supersede regulations for short-term home rentals passed in recent years by cities such as Austin.
Austin has one of...
Senate Committee to Hear Bill on Public Education Funding
House Bill 3, the vehicle for school finance reform and public education funding, is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Education Committee on...
Hurricane Harvey destroyed every apartment in Rockport, Texas. Some residents are still waiting for...
Hurricane Harvey, which caused more than $125 billion in damage, is the most expensive storm in Texas history. It wreaked havoc on nearly every...
Abbott grants Secretary of State 49% pay raise
The day after David Whitley took office as Texas Secretary of State on Dec. 17, 2018, he received a 49% pay raise from friend...
Texas House Passes Bill to Address Rape Kit Backlog
Pictured: Rep. Victoria Neave laying out HB 8
AUSTIN, TX – On Wednesday, the Texas House unanimously approved House Bill 8, authored by Rep. Victoria...
Senate's property tax reform plan gets Senate vote after 2 months of no movement
Pictured: Sen. Kel Seliger holding the Senate Rules book during debate on SB 2
After two months of being stalled following passage from the newly-created...
Texans’ Civil Rights in Jeopardy
An effort to deter voter fraud, the Texas Senate voted 19 to 12 in favor of anti-voter bill SB 9.
Filed by Sen. Bryan Hughes...
For many Texas teachers, health insurance premiums are huge — but so are the...
In the past, Becky Amason rarely worried about making a trip to the doctor’s office — she was covered by her husband’s health insurance...
Thousands of disadvantaged Texas children dropped from Medicaid
According to a report by Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, an estimated 835,000 Texas children went without health insurance in 2017, an...
$248 Billion Budget Passes Out of Senate
AUSTIN, TX - The Texas Senate resoundingly passed a $248 billion budget Tuesday after nearly 3 hours of civil discussion, compared to the 11...
