After reported deaths, Texas lawmakers file bills to clear confusion over medical exceptions to state's near abortion ban
Republican and Democratic lawmakers have filed legislation in the Texas Senate and House to clarify medical exemptions to the ...
Trump demands removal of his portrait in the Colorado Capitol and claims it was "distorted"
DENVER (AP) — President Donald Trump is demanding that his portrait in the Colorado state Capitol be taken down, saying he ...
Cornyn calls war plan group chat ‘a huge screw up’
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has criticized the reported inclusion of an editor for The Atlantic in a group chat of Trump ...
Capitol Context: How much does private school cost in Texas?
Lawmakers from the Texas House of Representatives recently heard hours and hours of public input on the Republican-led plan ...
‘Not going to be scared off’: Transgender Texan shares experience working in state’s legislature
There are a handful of transgender Texans who work in the Capitol. Some say that new restroom rules won’t deter them from ...
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After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic
Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a ...
TX Sen. Ted Cruz responds to GOP opposition, calls school vouchers a ‘civil rights issue’
We’re on the verge of the the “biggest and most consequential school choice program in the entire country,” the U.S. senator ...
Texas Legislature pays tribute to Texas suffragist icon Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Minnie Fisher Cunningham helped get women in Texas the right to vote two years before the 19th Amendment was ratified.
Committee hears Texas House bill that would create 'District of Austin'
House Bill 274, filed by State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park), was first announced in December and would allow the state to ...
13-year-old DJ Daniel becomes honorary Chief of State Capitol Police in Little Rock
DJ Daniel was named honorary Chief of the State Capitol Police in Arkansas, adding to his impressive list of law enforcement ...
Advocacy at the Texas Capitol: Two district leaders champion public education
Two Ector County ISD leaders, Bowie Middle School Principal Amy Russell and Director of Digital Learning Lauren Tavarez, spent two days at the State Capitol in Austin just before Spring Break, meeting ...
As Texas spends big on water, should it go to new projects or repairs?
A Senate bill would earmark 80% of funds for "new" water projects like desalination plants and pipelines from other states. A ...