Capitol Context: The last time Texas added up the costs of illegal immigration
A Texas state senator has filed a bill calling for a study on immigration — specifically, the "economic, environmental, and ...
Why an East Texas lawmaker wants to name I-35 through Austin after President Donald Trump
Austin is not exactly Trump country, so it naming a major, but troubled, highway through the city could send a mixed ...
Texas Legislature pays tribute to Texas suffragist icon Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Minnie Fisher Cunningham helped get women in Texas the right to vote two years before the 19th Amendment was ratified.
Texas Senate passes Ten Commandments, school prayer bills
Classrooms would be required to post displays of the Ten Commandments, while school trustees could require opt-in prayer time ...
Texas educators band together to challenge school vouchers, faculty 'censorship'
Texas professors and teachers' unions met with lawmakers Monday to say why they oppose school vouchers and limits on faculty ...
Former Houston Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner lies in honor at Texas State Capitol
Sylvester Turner, 70, died on March 5 at his home in Washington, D.C., from what his family described as “enduring health ...
Advocacy at the Texas Capitol: Two district leaders champion public education
Two Ector County ISD leaders, Bowie Middle School Principal Amy Russell and Director of Digital Learning Lauren Tavarez, spent two days at the State Capitol in Austin just before Spring Break, meeting ...
Texas lawmaker introduces bill to clarify medical exceptions in state’s abortion ban
A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill to change the language in the state’s abortion laws to make it clearer when exceptions ...
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Proposed Texas laws target proliferation of AI-generated child pornography
The exterior of the Texas State Capitol seen from Congress Ave. in Austin on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN — Legislation fighting the proliferation of AI ...