Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Monday that he has established the Senate Select Committee on the Future of College Sports in Texas, to be chaired by Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, to study the athletic and economic impact to Texas schools and communities by the University of Texas leaving the Big 12.
A state eviction diversion program launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended, according to a new emergency order from the Texas Supreme Court released on Monday.
The FBI has arrested five members of a Borger family on charges alleging that they entered the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, according to federal court documents.
Private planes carrying more than 50 Democrats left Austin for Washington D.C., skipping town just days before the Texas House of Representatives was expected to give early approval to new voting integrity laws in a special legislative session.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has delivered the “Roadmap to Improving Grid Reliability” to Governor Greg Abbott, members of the Texas Legislature and the Public Utility Commission.
In response to the historic quorum-breaking by Texas House Democrats, Lubbock representatives Dustin Burrows and Charles Perry fell in line with GOP criticisms.
Governor Greg Abbott had issued a statement today after the Texas House Democrats made a decision to leave the state and fly to Washington D.C. to attempt to overhaul the GOP election laws.
Walmart has filed a lawsuit against Texas asking for the right to get a liquor license. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission bans corporate entities from getting a package store permit. This ban does not include the corporate entities which were grandfathered in back in the 1990s.
A three year old boy was found dead and a 27-year-old woman was found with life-threatening injuries on Tuesday morning in Snyder, according to the Snyder Police Department.
The signing of the bill opens a new frontier in the battle over abortion restrictions as first-of-its-kind legal provisions intended to make the law harder to challenge are poised to be tested in the courts.
HB 19’s sponsors say the bill will prevent excessive lawsuits against companies, but road safety advocates say the bill would make Texas roads more dangerous and prevent victims of crashes from receiving justice.
