GOP Bill Aimed At Increasing Transparency Could Sow Chaos For Election Officials, Experts Say

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization...

Texas Senate To Pursue Ban On THC Products Next Year, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Wednesday that lawmakers in the state Senate would move to ban all forms of consumable tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, in...

If Trump Makes Cuts To Medicaid, Texas Officials Could Seize The Opportunity To Further...

Texas leaders have shown a decadeslong antipathy toward Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program that covers millions of low-income and vulnerable residents. They declined additional...

The Push To Ban Books In Texas Schools Spreads To public Libraries

When the Llano County Library shuts down for three days this week, starting Tuesday, it won’t be for the holidays. Instead, a group of six...

Trial Judge In Robert Roberson’s Death Row Case Agrees To Recusal

A retired Texas judge who signed death row inmate Robert Roberson’s execution warrant earlier this year has recused herself from his case. The court filing...

How David Cook Went From Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s Ally To Lead The...

Last year, state Rep. David Cook of Mansfield was quietly but steadily climbing the ranks of Texas politics. The sophomore lawmaker had been named vice...

Texas Hospitals Are Now Required To Ask For Patients’ Citizenship. Here’s What You Should...

Para leer esta nota en español, haz clic aquí. On Nov. 1, Texas hospitals that accept Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan coverage started asking...

Donald Trump’s Tariffs On Mexico Could Devastate Border Region, Texas Economists Warn

President-elect Donald Trump’s intention to levy a 25% tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada sent shockwaves across the country — especially on...

Crypto Miners Must Register With State And Reveal Power Usage Under New Texas Rule

Texas’ utility regulator on Thursday adopted a rule requiring cryptocurrency mining facilities connected to the state’s main electric grid to register with the state’s...

Texas Bill Would Reclassify Abortion Drugs As Controlled Substances

A Louisiana law that reclassified abortion-inducing drugs as controlled substances has made it more difficult for doctors to treat a wide range of gynecological...
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