Category Archives: State News
Texas Leads 20-State Lawsuit Against Obamacare
Texas is suing the federal government over President Barack Obama’s landmark health care law — again.
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Gun Rights Groups Are Powerful in Texas — But Not Because of Money
Members of the Texas congressional delegation have received $427,800 in donations from the NRA since 1998, but that’s a relatively small fraction of their overall fundraising. Guns rights groups’ biggest boost for Texas elected officials isn’t money, it’s votes.
Read moreGeorge P. Bush’s Secret Mansion is Financed by an Undisclosed Loan From Texas Donor’s Bank
When the land commissioner wanted to buy a West Austin house, he turned to a major donor’s bank for an $850,000 mortgage — then put it under the name of a family trust to keep his home address secret. Bush says death threats made the move necessary.
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case Over Whether Texas Congressional and House Maps Discriminate
Further extending a drawn-out legal battle, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case over whether Texas’ congressional and House district boundaries discriminate against voters of color.
Read moreBooted From the Alamo, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Kept Treasured Library
San Antonio celebrates its 300th anniversary in 2018. The history of the city — and of Texas — comes to life in the artwork, manuscripts and maps of a library that has recently found a new home.
Read moreNow You Can Carry Any Knife (Almost) Anywhere in Texas [VIDEO]
A new state law eliminates the category of “illegal knives,” effectively expanding knife owners’ freedom to carry blades almost anywhere in the state.
Read moreMore Texans May Be Left Without Health Insurance After End of Open Enrollment
Open enrollment to buy health insurance through the federal government ends Dec. 15. With the enrollment window cut in half and Trump administration limitations on the budget, more Texans could go uninsured.
Read moreHow Much Has Been Raised For Harvey Relief — And How’s It Being Spent?
Between the federal government, the Red Cross and private charities, billions of dollars will be spent to help Texans rebuild and recover after Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The Texas Tribune has been tracking how it’s spent.
Read moreTxDOT Eyeing Accounting Trick to Get Around Toll Road Prohibition
Toll lanes were supposed to stop popping up alongside Texas highways. At least, that’s what voters who approved billions of dollars for new state transportation projects thought. Yet the Texas Department of Transportation’s latest plans to unclog congestion in the state’s largest urban areas call for building a bevy of managed toll lanes as the agency rebuilds and adds new lanes to existing highways.
Read moreRed River Land Lawsuit Ends in Settlement
Proving that the state can stand up to the federal government when statewide electeds and the state legislature are all on the same page working in unison, the nearly 10-year-long saga involving ranchers, federal agents and the Louisiana Purchase came to an end Wednesday when parties in a federal lawsuit reached a settlement.
Read moreGrassroots to TxDOT: ‘Read our lips – No new toll taxes!’
Grassroots Coalition of 67 Organizations Call Out Transportation Agencies for Breaking Governor’s Promise for No More Toll Roads.
Read moreThese Are The Two Heroes Who Stopped Texas Church Shooter Devin Patrick Kelley [VIDEO]
“So that’s what I did. I just acted.”
Read moreHow Renting Furniture in Texas Can Land You in Jail [VIDEO]
While other businesses have to use civil remedies when customers don’t pay their debts, the rent-to-own industry has a special tool in Texas law that lets them file criminal charges.
Read moreWhat Constitutional Amendments Will Be On the November Ballot?
Monday marks the beginning of early voting for the Nov. 7 election. Texans are being asked to approve seven amendments to the state’s constitution. Here’s a look at the seven constitutional amendments on the statewide ballot for the November 7 election.
Read moreState Says Harvey’s Death Toll Has Reached 88
Hurricane Harvey took the lives of at least 88 Texans, according to preliminary numbers released Friday morning by the Department of State Health Services.
Read moreNew State Law Seeks To Reduce The Number of Child Brides in Texas
A new state law prohibits anyone under 16 from getting married and requires people under 18 to get a judge’s consent before marrying.
Read moreThis Houston Suburb Is A Magnet For Growth And Flooding. That’s Not A Coincidence.
Northwest Houston suburbs like Cypress have exploded in population in recent years. Scientists say that’s a big reason some neighborhoods here saw devastating floods last year and now from Hurricane Harvey.
Read moreTexting Ban Among More Than 650 New Texas Laws That Take Effect Today
Hundreds of new state laws go into effect Friday including a statewide texting-while-driving ban. But two other high-profile measures – one dealing with abortion, the other immigration – are currently blocked by federal injunctions.
Read moreTexas House Map Must Be Redrawn, Federal Court Says
Federal judges on Thursday found fault with some of the state’s 150 state House districts, which must now be redrawn ahead of the 2018 elections.
Read moreSix Flags Over Texas Will Now Only Display The American Flag [VIDEO]
The company that owns six flags has decided to only fly the American Flag now due to the controversy in Charlottesville, VA.
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