Is Abbott Trying to Improve His Image With a Dog Bill?
With everything happening in the Texas legislature right now, Governor Greg Abbott is putting priority on an animal cruelty bill benefiting dogs in Texas....
State Agency Awards $11 Million Contract to Oversee Construction of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Texas-Mexico...
State officials awarded a contract on Thursday to oversee construction of a barrier along the Texas-Mexico border to a joint venture between a design...
What’s on the Agenda for the Third Special Session?
The next special session of the 87th Texas Legislature will start on September 30, and though it has a much shorter to-do list than the...
Texas Second Special Session Recap
The second special session of the 87th Texas Legislature was much more impactful than the first, which was mostly impotent following the mass exodus of...
Governor Abbott Signs Republican-backed Voting Restriction Bill
Sept 7 (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law voting restrictions that Republican backers say are intended to combat voter fraud but...
Briscoe Cain Behind Bill to Allow the Spread of Hate Speech, Terrorist Content, and...
Last Friday, the Texas House of Representatives passed HB 20 relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on...
Republicans Responsible for Cutting Voting Rights and Access
After months of contentious fighting, the Republican bill that will restrict Texas voting rights and access is on its way to Governor Greg Abbott’s...
Top 10 New Laws Taking Effect in Texas Starting September
After hundreds of bills were discussed and ultimately passed during the 87th Texas Legislature, Abbott’s final signature has turned 666 bills into new laws,...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Holding Staffers’ Pay Hostage for Republican Priority Bills
The brinksmanship of the Texas Legislature grew even more contentious this week as Lt. Governor Dan Patrick threatened not to restore the pay of...
“This Is How Texas Democrats Lose Elections”
“This is how Texas Democrats lose elections,” Rep. Michelle Beckley (D-Carrollton) tweeted when the Texas House fulfilled the quorum.
The long fight in the Texas...
