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Texas House panel considers bill banning lawmakers from fundraising during quorum break

Prosper, would ban any state lawmaker who does not have an excused absence from the Legislature from accepting ...

Texas House OKs study that would delay Dallas investor's East Texas water grab

The investor, Kyle Bass, has threatened to sue over the move. The bill now goes to the Senate before heading to Gov. Greg ...
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Texas Legislature sends Trump-backed congressional redistricting plan to Gov. Abbott's desk

The Texas Senate voted to approve a controversial, mid-decade redistricting bill that redraws the state's congressional map ...

Abbott clears final redistricting hurdle as Texas Senate passes new Trump-approved map

Republicans advanced the Texas redistricting plan, after weeks of Democrats breaking quorum, as the new map heads to Gov.

GOP redistricting plan heads to Greg Abbott after Texas Senate thwarts filibuster

Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, asks questions of Texas Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, as he recommends the proposed ...

Texas Senate approves redistricting bill, sending it to governor to sign

The Texas Senate approved a bill early on Saturday to redraw the state's congressional maps at the behest of President Donald ...

Texas House approves stricter limits on cities and counties when it comes to raising property taxes

The Texas House of Representatives approved a duo of bills designed to lower property taxes for homeowners, fulfilling one of ...
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Texas House approves bill aimed to limit city, county property taxes

Texas cities and counties have already had their budgets compressed by a variety of factors, including the state’s current ...

Parents of Camp Mystic flood victims testify on camp safety reform in the Texas Senate

Parents of young girls who died in last month's flooding in the Texas Hill Country were in Austin on Wednesday to testify ...