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The Texas Legislature may close loopholes in a tax incentive program that lets cities and counties give public funds to ...

That’s when Texas lawmakers advanced a plan through the Legislature to save the state’s water system. It would have diverted ...

Negotiators for the city and Austin firefighters have finally reached agreement on how to deal with the Austin Firefighter Retirement Fund so that it complies with state law and can promise retirement ...

A bipartisan majority in the House voted to create a new taxpayer-backed fund to give companies grants to develop small ...

Brazos County State Senator Charles Schwertner visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about school vouchers, the Texas Lottery, ...

In an email, Insurance Council of Texas spokesperson Richard Johnson pointed to a roofer licensing bill and a bill creating a ...

Texas Senate Bill 378, often referred to as the "Botox Party Bill", is currently making its way through the Texas legislative ...

Texas utility regulators with PUC could make grid history with first use of 675 kilovolt transmission lines in the ERCOT grid ...

A controversial tort reform bill supported by business groups and Republicans could overhaul how juries award damages in ...

The Texas Senate has passed SB30 and now the bill goes to the House for consideration. The bill would cap recoverable medical ...

Texas’s legal system needs reform before more businesses are forced to pass costs onto customers, lay off employees, or shut down entirely. Thankfully, Sen. Charles Schwertner and Rep. Greg Bonnen ...