DPS Adds Saturday Appointments at Some Driver License Offices
The Texas Department of Public Safety has added additional Saturday appointment availability at select driver’s license offices for customers who need to renew or...
Texas House Files School Voucher Bill Amid Growing Political Pressure
The Texas House introduced a highly anticipated school voucher bill on Thursday, marking a major step in the ongoing battle over education funding in...
Democrats Pass Economic Assistance for Texas Families – Without Any Republican Support
The United States Senate passed the American Rescue Plan on Saturday on strict party lines. While different from its counterpart in the House which...
Will It Be Safe for the Texas Legislature to Meet in January?
Texas legislators will be gathering in person this January for the next session of the Texas Legislature. But will it be safe to do...
Abbott Restricts Journalists’ Access to His News Conferences
Gov. Greg Abbott has been increasingly inconsistent in allowing the news media to attend his coronavirus press briefings, raising questions about whether he is...
What the Texas Government is Doing for Disaster Prep
The recent winter storm catastrophe that hit Texas left dozens dead, with the full death toll likely to not be calculated for months. In...
After Legislators Make Everyone in Texas a Plumber, The Pros Call for Special Legislative...
Texas plumbers are calling on state lawmakers to hold a special legislative session after they failed to pass a bill that would have kept...
Texas County Commissioners: Whose Paychecks Are Getting Bigger?
If you were able to give yourself a raise, would you? County commissioners have that power and, in Travis County, are voting later this...
Sen. Menéndez Files Bill Requiring Lobbyists to Undergo Sexual Harassment Training
In the aftermath of the story that rocked the Capitol this weekend of a lobbyist using a date rape drug on a legislative staffer,...
Bryan Slaton Might Be the Most Conservative, But Least Effective, State Representative in Texas
As RA News continues our look at the work of the freshmen state legislature members over their first session, one name stands out as the most...
