Supposedly, civil war has broken out in the Texas Republican Party. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, was a monumental day in the state of Texas. For the first time in recent memory there was going to be a ...

The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to mandate doctors perform lifesaving care for babies born alive after abortion attempts.

The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election amounted to professional ...

Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez (D), whose district includes the city of Uvalde, introduced four gun safety bills following the 2022 Robb Elementary School mass shooting that left 21 p ...

The Texas House will decide Thursday on its rules of engagement for the rest of the legislative session – a brisk battle over sensitive issues such as whether Democrats should lead committees, which ...

House Republicans on Thursday passed their version of a “born-alive” abortion bill one day after Democrats blocked the Senate ...

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Rep. Brian Babin introduced the Birthright Citizenship Act, aiming to redefine citizenship for U.S.-born children, echoing Trump's controversial executive order.

Trump's suggestion that states should "take care of their own problems" could have major implications for GOP states in the South.

Supporters say families should receive state support to send their child to a different school if public schools aren't ...

The bill would exclude "soft drinks, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts" from being purchased using SNAP benefits.