Lawmakers might tie disparate issues – like school funding and THC bans – as leverage to see their priority bills through.

The bill would provide a tax credit to match an amount donated to organizations that provide K-12 scholarships.

Local officials certified the election results creating the new City of Starbase after opposition from local activist groups.

The measures, all authored by Houston Sen. Joan Huffman, include a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar people in the country without legal status from being released on bond if accused of a range of serious felonies.

Senate Bill 22 would increase incentives funding, loosen some application requirements and create a sense of security with its 10-year runway.

In separate lawsuits, five urban prosecutors argue the AG's new requirements exceed his legal authority.

Current state law allows children as young as 16 to marry if they are legally emancipated from their parents, a situation critics say has given rise to widespread abuses.

Texas House Bill 128 would restrict such relationships with communities in countries deemed a “foreign adversary,” including China.

The bills would stiffen penalties for trespassing in animal enclosures, elevating some offenses to felony charges. They would also classify unauthorized entry into enclosures at zoos, aquariums, and other animal care facilities as a state jail felony.

Texas lawmakers are steps away from passing a bill that would prevent governments from enforcing extreme risk protection orders. Those allow firearms to be temporarily removed from a person when they're deemed a serious risk of harming themselves or others.

State Rep. Jeff Leach accused the Texas Senate of weakening a bill aimed at banning nondisclosure agreements for child sexual abuse cases.

Former Irving City Council candidate Vicky Oduk endorsed Families for Irving candidate Sergio Porres for the June 7 runoff election.