Children can still be charged with prostitution in Texas after Greg Abbott veto
Children in Texas can still be charged with prostitution after Gov. Greg Abbott this month vetoed a popular bill prohibiting prostituted minors from being arrested or...
Dog Ate Your Homework? Legislators May Face Fallout From Judicial Disregard
It was quiet under the pink dome the day SB 341 passed, a bill set forth by Senator Joan Huffman (R-Houston), which stipulates private...
Greg Abbott Gives Peace Offering to Incumbents Following Previous Campaigning Failures
Hot on the trail of the 86th Texas Legislature’s Sine Die, Gov. Greg Abbott has made great efforts to keep the “Kumbaya” hymn going...
“Do Not Pass Go: Texas Legislature Cracks Down on Lewd Photos”
Come September 1, certain digital behavior of a number of Texans across the state will be criminalized: HB 2789, signed by Gov. Abbott, classifies...
Criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton remains threatened after court upholds prosecutor...
After mulling the question for nearly six months, the nine Republican judges on Texas’ highest criminal court will not reconsider their 2018 ruling that...
Texas prison guards to get a small raise, but some doubt it will help...
State leaders have recently cheered record-low unemployment rates in Texas. But the economic success has made it that much harder for the state to...
Texas legislators streamline landlord late fees
Starting September 1st, SB 1414, the bill signed by Greg Abbott to increase the flexibility of landlords to charge their renter fees for late...
Bills, Bills, Bills: Ahead of the Veto Deadline, Abbott Rejects 58 Bills
Gov. Greg Abbott had vetoed a total number of 58 bills- including two corresponding resolutions- passed by the 2019 state Legislature. While both chambers...
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes bill requiring children under 2 to ride in rear-facing car...
Abbott said the measure "is an unnecessary invasion of parental rights and an unfortunate example of over-criminalization."
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Saturday that would...
Plumbers Rally to Fix What's Wrong with Austin
AUSTIN, TX - Nearly 10,000 Texas plumbers and their supporters rallied in front of the Texas Capitol today calling on state legislators to ensure...
