Here’s how Texas may spend $150 billion in tax money
Texas House and Senate budget writers filed the first drafts of the next state budget Wednesday, calling for more than $150 ...
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Trump praises Abbott at inauguration, promises to militarize border and build wall
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency, send troops to the southern border, deport ...
The Texas Tribune13d
Texas has a big water problem. This state lawmaker hopes he has the solution.
Texas’ population is booming and there is not enough water for everyone. State Sen. Charles Perry hopes to fix that.
Austin American-Statesman15d
Texas House bucks GOP power players, picks Dustin Burrows for speaker. How he won top spot
Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the Texas ... and building a better future for all Texans." And throngs of activists made their voices heard inside and outside of the Capitol in the hours ...
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History-making LGBTQ legislators to be sworn in to 119th Congress
Julie Johnson, set to be the first LGBTQ+ member of Congress from the South, had served in the Texas state legislature since ... of Representatives at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C ...
Austin American-Statesman12d
With schools facing crippling deficits, Austin-area superintendents seek state boost
As the Texas legislative session gets underway, school superintendents in Central Texas are keeping their eyes on the Capitol for possible ... which is the basic building block for per pupil ...
What happened today as the 89th Texas Legislature began?
The Texas Legislature convened for its 89th regular session at noon Tuesday, kicking off 140 days of wrangling over the business of the state. The most important, and contentious, event was the ...
Texas Monthly16d
The Texas Legislature Is a Mess. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Look Away.
Why should you, an upright, law-abiding person, pay attention to the Texas Legislature ... Everyone at the Capitol benefits from legalization making progress each session before stalling out ...
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Texas Rep. Venton Jones Proposes to Partner Gregory Scott Jr. on 1st Day of New Term: ‘A Reminder That Love Conquers All’
one of the first Black gay men to serve in the Texas legislature, got down on one knee and proposed to his longtime partner, Gregory Scott Jr., just after being sworn in at the State Capitol in ...
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Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can participate in the process
Texas’ 2025 legislative session runs from Jan. 14 to June 2. Lawmakers will debate a bevy of issues and pass hundreds of bills that affect Texans’ lives. First, the proposals must survive ...
New Administration Highlights: Trump’s Second Day Brings Pushback and a Bishop’s Plea
Lawsuits challenged President Trump’s executive orders on birthright citizenship and protections for federal workers, and a ...
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Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can participate in the process
Editor’s note: This is an updated version of our 2023 guide to the Texas Legislature ... through kiosks at the Capitol or online while using the Capitol Wi-Fi. In the Senate, you may have ...