Category: State News

The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs passed Senate Bill 6, the Texas Privacy Act, early Wednesday morning, sending the bill to the full Senate for consideration. After a marathon hearing that lasted over eighteen hours and consisted of hundreds of witnesses, the committee voted 8 to 1 in favor of the measure, which is authored by Senator Lois Kolkhorst.

The top public education policymaker in the Texas House unveiled a $1.6 billion plan on Monday that he described as a first step to overhauling the state’s beleaguered school funding system.

Are you tired of Daylight Savings Time? Well, a Texas Representative feels your pain.

Texas counties are facing financial pressures on both sides of a highly politicized debate over their role in enforcing federal immigration laws. Just look at Dallas County.

Two cattle ranchers in the Texas Hill Country can breathe a sigh of relief — at least for now. Terrell and Pat Graham have been in a three year court battle with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to defend their property rights and they finally won.