The first called session of the 89th Legislature began at noon on Monday, with disaster recovery, THC regulations and redistricting among the prioritized items on Gov. Greg Abbott's agenda. The ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After 140 days, Texas’ 89th Legislative Session closed Monday with state lawmakers passing over 1,000 bills. Senators and representatives filed 8,719 bills and 2,765 resolutions ...

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Texas has one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing economies, yet its per-student public school funding remains in the bottom 10 nationally. During the 89th Legislative Session, lawmakers ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (News Release) - Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation identifying 18 agenda items for the upcoming Special Session that begins at 12:00 PM on Monday, July 21. “We delivered ...

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced the agenda for an upcoming special session of the Texas Legislature. The special session is scheduled to begin at noon on Monday, July 21. “We ...

Raise Your Hand Texas proposes the Legacy Education Fund, a long-term endowment designed to stabilize public school funding and provide Texas districts with reliable financial support.

An already packed special session agenda grew exponentially last week — due in part to the catastrophic Hill Country flooding over July 4 weekend — and now it looks like Texas lawmakers could spend ...

The topic of insurance often causes glazed eyes in some readers not immersed in the industry, but insurance was a hot topic coming into the 89th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature. Interest ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks to a group of event attendees for his Parent Empowerment Night event where he advocated for school choice and vouchers at Temple Christian School in Fort Worth on ...

The Texas 89th Legislative Session was marked by significant legislative activity, with lawmakers considering a substantial volume of proposed legislation across both chambers. According to our tally, ...