Where Does Texas Stand on Gun Locks After Recent Mass Shootings?
At first glance, Project Childsafe kits could be mistaken for a bike lock with a cable cord. But there’s an important distinction between the...
Closing the digital divide: FCC funds internet access in 89 rural Texas counties
Broadband buildout efforts to bridge the state’s digital divide are under way as funding from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) flows into rural Texas...
Texas Scores Supreme Court Win on Disputed Election Map
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared Texas to use its new congressional map in the 2026 midterm...
Supreme Court Allows Whistleblower Lawsuit Against AG Paxton to Proceed
The Texas Supreme Court has made a significant ruling in favor of former senior staff members of Attorney General Ken Paxton, allowing their whistleblower...
Transparency in Government Can Help People. Just ask Texas Teachers.
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is an asset to teachers. Over the course of a teacher’s career, a nest egg is created from...
Gov. Abbott Announces Phase III of State’s Reopening Plan
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the next round of openings in his plan to relax pandemic restrictions and reopen the Texas economy. The new...
Texas Lawmakers Push For Ban On Transgender Athletes In College Sports
A Texas Senate Committee approved a bill that would ban transgender collegiate athletes from competing against other athletes that don't match with their sex...
Analysis: Welcome to Hell Week for the Texas Legislature
Here at the beginning of a week in which most bills in the Texas Legislature will die, the big priorities set out at the...
With DOJ Deadline Looming, Texas Democrats Demand Action on Voting Map Concerns
A debate over Texas’s 2021 congressional redistricting map intensified Tuesday as Senate Democrats pushed for a public...
Group of Republican Legislators Meets in Secret to Orchestrate Challenge to Phelan
With the 89th Texas Legislature set to convene on January 14, political activity in Austin is beginning to increase. A variety of Senate and...
