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...
Texas House passes Senate bill seeking to ensure "free speech" on college campuses
Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune
The Texas House tentatively approved a bill Friday evening that would require public colleges and universities across the state...
Follow the Freshmen – Dead House Bills
Tenth in an ongoing series
The Follow the Freshman series has focused on how freshmen legislators communicate with their constituents through social media. With the...
This Texas bill that opponents say could lead to voter suppression has lost a...
Texas Republicans and advocacy groups typically on opposite sides of voting rights fights went into 2019 with one bit of electoral common ground —...
Texas Senate passes bill to kill program that critics say can trap poor people...
Texas may finally kill the widely unpopular Driver Responsibility Program, which critics say leaves low-income drivers with costly bills and without their licenses. A...
"People were giving us lip service": Texas cities' legislative efforts have struggled this year
The interest group representing Texas cities used to be one of the most powerful legislative forces at the Capitol. This session, it has become...
Gymnasts who survived abuse by Larry Nassar urge Texas lawmakers not to water down...
Jordan Schwikert tried to steady her breath one last time before leaning into a microphone at the Texas Capitol on Monday.
“I was abused a...
Stickland continues to be the lone no vote against important legislation for Texans
Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) is alienating himself from the rest of the Legislature these days. He resigned from the House Freedom Caucus he helped...
Renewable energy proponents brace for last-minute attack on tax breaks for wind and solar
Any day now.
That’s a phrase on the minds of renewable energy proponents who have been fighting to preserve what they say is a key...
Texas House passes bill to prohibit telemarketers from falsifying caller ID
The Texas House gave an initial stamp of approval Wednesday to a bill that aims to prohibit telemarketers or businesses from falsifying their phone...
