Key Texas House leader says Capitol occupancy may be limited in upcoming legislative session
In the most detailed public glimpse yet at how the 2021 legislative session might play out during a pandemic, the chair of the committee...
Despite staggering pandemic losses, Texas budget forecast better than expected, state comptroller says
Despite “historic declines,” state lawmakers will have more money to work with in the upcoming legislative session than Comptroller Glenn Hegar expected over the...
Weed Law: The Bills Before the Texas House on Marijuana
There are at least 13 marijuana related bills pre-filed for the session, though the odds on all of them passing are long. The most...
March of Dimes Report Shows Texas Ranked at the Bottom for Infant Mortality
Texas has an infant mortality problem. The March of Dimes 2020 report card, a review of the health of moms and babies across the...
Prepare for a (Legislative) Gun Battle in Texas Next Year
The National Rifle Association has called the pre-filings for legislation in the Texas Congress next year a “record amount of gun control.” There are...
Houston and Other Texas Cities Vie to be Home of U.S. Space Command
This story was updated on Nov. 20, 2020.
The Department of the Air Force announced that Joint Base San Antonio is one of the six...
68 members of the Texas House call for STAAR exams to be canceled this...
A bipartisan group of 68 Texas House representatives signed a letter calling on the Texas Education Agency to cancel the State of Texas Assessments...
FBI is investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, AP report says
The FBI is investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Associated Press reported Tuesday evening, vetting allegations made by eight of Paxton’s former top...
Four Paxton Whistleblowers Sue
Update: In an exclusive interview with KXAN, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said everything he is accused of is untrue and he didn’t fire...
Texas Lags in Early Childhood Learning; Advocates Seek More Funding
A new report shows that the Texas Early Childhood Intervention program is under-enrolling infants and toddlers with disabilities and developmental delays as state funding...
