Hundreds of bills passed earlier this year by Texas’ 89th Legislature have now gone into effect. As of Monday, Sept. 1, Texas has a whopping 835 new laws on the books. These measures touch nearly ...

The Texas Senate quickly got to work Monday by passing several bills on the chamber’s desk as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for the second special session of the year for the Legislature, focusing ...

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AUSTIN, Texas — The second special legislative session at the Texas State Capitol has ended. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signaled his intention to adjourn sine die in the Senate on Wednesday night, and the ...

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The recently concluded 89 th Legislature addressed a wide range of artificial intelligence issues. Texas is taking a leading role in both encouraging AI use and regulating the use of artificial ...

Texas lawmakers are heading home after closing out the second special session in Austin. They succeeded in passing bills related to redistricting, flood safety, and abortion restrictions. They could ...

DALLAS — Sept. 1 doesn't just mark Labor Day and the unofficial end of summer. In Texas, it also means a spate of new laws are going into effect, including numerous pieces of legislation involving ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers are working on key bills designed to help counties recover from the horrible July 4th flooding and be better prepared in the future. On Friday, those bills died at the ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed 13 bills recently passed by the Texas Legislature into law, officially bringing the state’s summer of legislative overtime to a close. The governor also issued one ...

The Texas Legislature is in a stalemate over a bill aimed at lowering property taxes, leaving the future of tax relief uncertain. The proposed legislation, Senate Bill 10, seeks to lower the cap on ...