Texas Legislature

The committees were made to honor slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and come as university faculty have come under online scrutiny.

The law’s authors urged districts to use “common sense.” But some nurses worry they could violate the law and face discipline for providing basic care without a parent’s approval.

Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have separately petitioned the Supreme Court of Texas to have 13 lawmakers declared to have abandoned their offices after they left the state for two weeks to temporarily prevent the passage of a Republican-led congressional redistricting plan.

Texas lawmakers ended their second special session without regulating or banning hemp.

A bill to end Texas’ state-mandate STAAR test is headed for Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. House Bill 8 replaces the year-end assessment with three shorter tests, but critics say that only increases the burden on students.

Three new Texas bills clear away zoning and land use regulations that have stood in the way of housing development. But some say they aren't sufficient on their own to increase the state's housing supply and lower costs.

Suburban officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth region have enacted rules aimed at curtailing a sweeping new state law to allow more apartments.

Fort Worth houses, neighborhoods and apartments could look vastly different soon due to a slate of new Texas laws aimed at tackling rising housing costs.

House Bill 35 goes into effect on Sept. 1, creating a new program that aims to connect firefighters and EMS workers across Texas with peer-to-peer mental health support.

New laws range from school vouchers and water infrastructure funding to a ban on city and county-funded abortion travel funds.

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a judicial omnibus bill over a section that would have sped up the process of getting criminal charges expunged. The bill passed without that provision Tuesday.

Some food industry experts hope the state's law will play a role in influencing more federal regulation of food additives.