Texas House lawmakers overwhelmingly supported a bill that could fund reading and math supports for early elementary students ...

The Texas House voted 87-58 to approve Senate Bill 1257 on Monday. The measure requires health care providers who provide ...

A bill that would allow pregnant drivers to use high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes across the state passed through the House, ...

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The bipartisan version of the bill advancing in the House does not go as far as the Texas Republican has pushed in recent ...

The bill originally allowed pregnant women to drive in HOV lanes, to be consistent with Texas abortion laws, but legislators ...

The Texas House voted with near unanimous approval to pass HB4, which would replace the STAAR test with new forms of standardized testing for K-12 schools. This comes after the Texas Senate passed a ...

Policies around remote work are ever changing since companies sent employees home in March 2020. Increasingly, people are ...

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The bill contains many provisions legal experts say are likely unconstitutional, including one that says it can’t be ...

House Bill 46 would allow Texas veterans and expand medical conditions that qualify for the Texas' medical marijuana program.

House Bill 46 is expected to pass the lower chamber Tuesday. It reached the floor ahead of the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3 ...