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Border bills welcome 89th Texas Legislature
Before the Texas's 89th Legislature began Tuesday, state representatives and senators had already filed over 2,300 bills, including several relating to immigration, border security and citizenship.
Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can participate in the process
Here’s a rundown of how legislation moves through the Capitol, the ways lawmakers operate and who the power players are.
Texas lawmakers will have $24B surplus to work with this session, comptroller says
Texas is in good financial shape,” Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Monday when he announced the 2026-2027 biennium revenue estimate.
Your Texas, Your Issues: We’re tracking the 89th Texas legislative session
The 89th session of the Texas Legislature begins Jan. 14, 2025 and runs through June 2, 2025. The Dallas Morning News is tracking key issues, players, and
Texas set to enter 89th legislative session with substantial budget surplus
The state of Texas has a big budget surplus, nearly $24 billion. Some lawmakers want to focus on giving homeowners more property tax relief and others want to spend some of the surplus on the key infrastructure needs.
The 89th Texas legislative session begins Tuesday | Here's what both Republicans and Democrats hope to accomplish
The Texas Legislature meets every two years to introduce bills that it hopes will become law. Over 1,636 house bills have been submitted so far.
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Texas Senators introduce new bill on concealed carry in other states
The two Texas U.S. Senators and several other GOP lawmakers introduced a new bill that would make it easier to travel to ...
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Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says
A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% ...
New GOP bill seeks to hold private universities to same tax standard as corporations: 'On notice'
Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas is introducing legislation to raise taxes on private university endowment profits to be in line with ...
Who is Dustin Burrows? 4 things to know about Texas' new Speaker of House from Lubbock
Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday with 85 votes in the 150-member ...
Migrant detention bill before U.S. Senate could give Texas more sway over immigration policy
Under the bill, called the Laken Riley Act, state attorneys general like Ken Paxton would have the ability to challenge ...
Texas-style immigration bill moves through House committee
Proposed Idaho bill would allow police enforcement, with first offense of ‘illegal entry’ being a misdemeanor and second ...
Here's what you need to know about new Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows
TEXAS, USA — Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected Texas House speaker Tuesday, shortly after the 89th Texas Legislative ...
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Legislation reshaped Texas appraisal districts last year. Here’s what could come next
To prepare for the 89th regular session of the Texas Legislature, lawmakers have started prefiling bills they hope to see ...
Should Texas finally regulate hidden fees on electricity bills?
Should Texas regulate hidden fees on electricity bills? Now’s the time to end this sneaky way to get more revenue.
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With lawsuits and legislation, Texas Republicans take aim at abortion pills
But now, they’re using lawsuits and legislation to more directly attack these abortion pill providers. In December, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a first-of-its-kind civil lawsuit ...
Texas lawmakers consider putting Ten Commandments in public schools—again
A new bill is set to be introduced this week that would bring the Ten Commandments into all Texas public school classrooms.