SCOTUS to Hear Obamacare Challenge After November Election
The Supreme Court docket released Wednesday shows the high court will take up the Texas-led challenge of the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10,...
Texas First in the Nation to Hold Online Criminal Trial
History was made this week as Texas held the country’s first ever virtual criminal jury trial — for a traffic ticket.
Judge Nicholas Chu of...
Abbott’s Retaliation Against Democratic-Controlled Texas Cities May be DOA
Political, hypocritical, nonsensical, government overreach and unconstitutional. Those are the words being used to describe Gov. Greg Abbott’s proposal to seek legislative approval of...
Abbott, Patrick, Bonnen Aim to Freeze Local Property Taxes if Cities Defund Police
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen traveled to Fort Worth, the only major Texas city led by...
Paxton Loses Price Gouging Suit Against Egg Producer
Cal-Maine Foods, the largest producer and distributor of eggs in the United States, announced Monday that a price gouging case filed against it by...
Abbott: Labor Day Can’t be Like Memorial Day
With the traditional end of summer coming, Gov. Greg Abbott is warning Texans not to let their guard down. He says he understands that...
Abbott Threatens to Rein in Local Police Defunding Efforts
In a statement issued following Austin’s decision to reduce its police budget by $150 million, Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to intervene in local...
Texas Legislative Black Caucus Introduces George Floyd Act
The 19 members of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus laid out the key provisions of the proposed George Floyd Act during a news conference...
Will Wright’s Past Keep Him Off Texas Railroad Commission?
The Republican candidate for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission has been fined for environmental violations by the very agency he wants to...
Public Comment Sought on State Legislative Priorities for 2021
After missing most of the summer, some Texas legislative committees are finally beginning to take up the business they have been charged with completing...