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The attorney general issued an opinion after Texas House Democrats broke quorum in 2021, stating that the move could allow Gov. Greg Abbott to replace lawmakers with appointees of his choosing.

The move effectively brings the state House of Representatives to a standstill and prevents any consideration by the full chamber of HB 4, which would dramatically redraw Texas’ congressional maps.

One of the likely casualties is a bill that would have transferred tens of millions of dollars in surplus funds from the Harris County Toll Road Authority to the City of Houston.

House Bill 46 is expected to pass the lower chamber Tuesday. It reached the floor ahead of the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3, which would impose strict new regulations on consumable products containing THC.

The veteran broadcaster joined Houston Public Media in 2022 after years reporting for KRLD and WFAA-TV in Dallas.

The confirmation of Turner’s death came just months after he won Texas’ 18th Congressional District race.

The FBI says the man responsible for the attack that killed 14 people was Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran from Houston. He was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police following the attack.

The move imitates several legal efforts carried out by the Office of the Attorney General targeting firearm restrictions.

The 240-mile route would take under 90 minutes and travel at a top speed of 204 MPH, according to Amtrak.

Houston residents will now have one less option when it comes to interstate bus travel after Megabus pulls out of the Texas market.

Harris, Tarrant and Bexar counties say their crowded local jails are backed up with convicted state prisoners. The state says it's following the law.

The Texas Education Agency changed a lot about the state’s standardized test over the past couple years. Researchers and teachers worry the new approach to writing could kill creativity, but the TEA argues it better reflects how learning happens in class.