Texas Legislature

Venue owners worry fewer restrictions on resale tickets will harm concertgoers

State lawmakers and criminal justice experts offer some insight into what drives the lawmaking process in Texas and whether police chases – a phenomenon that killed nearly 100 people in Texas in 2022 – will ever be regulated in the law.

A Dallas County Juvenile Department officer has been at Parkland Hospital since an April 7 incident involving a detainee.

Brigitte Bandit is helping LGBTQ+ Austinites and allies keep up with the news and find resources for political advocacy. Her weekly "LegiSLAYtion & Liberation" event combines education with music, dance and queer joy.

The new bill filed by North Texas state Sen. Tan Parker would give each DART member city a representative.

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock asked for higher judicial pay and protections for parents in child custody cases in his first State of the Judiciary address since Gov. Greg Abbott appointed him to the high court's top role.

Average teacher pay in Texas is about $9,300 below the national average. A couple of bills before lawmakers would raise salaries for the first time in years.

DART's leadership said the two bills filed last week could mean fewer stops, longer rides and reduced services throughout the entire system.

House Bill 3 mandated armed security in each of the state’s more than 8,000 schools, but many districts say it didn’t come with enough funding.

HB 18, which took effect last year, requires social media platforms to register users' ages and restrict certain content and practices if the user is under 18. An Austin federal judge previously blocked the state from enforcing parts of the law over First Amendment concerns.

The district's interim CFO outlined possible cost-cutting measures, including eliminating some teaching and administrative positions and consolidating two middle schools.

DART wants state lawmakers to know that member cities support the agency.