Patrick warns on Texas House majority as Burrows pushes back
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (right) talks with House Speaker Dustin Burrows during a joint hearing of the Texas…
Texas lawmakers held a hearing on data centers. Here are 4 key takeaways
Data centers are popping up around Texas like fire ant hills after a rainstorm. Or maybe like bluebonnets…
Texas to pay $700 million in SNAP penalties to the feds
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Fewer new wells, more oil in West Texas
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Texas hemp shops celebrate reprieve after court halts smokable THC ban
Texas hemp retailers are getting temporary relief after a judge blocked the state’s new ban on smokable THC…
Texas 2026 local elections guide
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Texas House panel approves $8k fines for Democrats who left state during summer redistricting fight
Nearly eight months after a Democratic walkout over congressional redistricting, a GOP-led Texas House committee moved to charge…
Texas Democrats hit with over $8,000 fines each for quorum break
Texas House Democrats who staged a walkout in August over a new congressional map gerrymandered in favor of…
Feds subpoena Texas counties for voters’ records
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Texas education board gives preliminary OK to required reading list that includes Bible material
The Texas State Board of Education gave preliminary approval Thursday evening to a mandatory list of books that…
Texas’ highest criminal court overturns sentence of inmate who has been on death row for 48 years
Texas’ highest criminal court has overturned the death sentence of a Harris County man who was on death…
Texas’ highest criminal court overturns sentence of inmate who has been on death row for 48 years
Texas’ highest criminal court has overturned the death sentence of a Harris County man who was on death…