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What Did Texans Go to Austin on January 14 To See?

Thousands of patriotic Texas citizens loaded cars and buses with their children and friends to see government in action and their elected officials sworn in on January 14. During this time, the members of the House of Representatives and Senate met to be formally...

1.20.2025: Inauguration Day!

Online Lottery Ticket Vendor Partners With Uber… Dan Patrick Names Senate Committee Chairs… Luttrell Introduces Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking… Brandon Waltens Checks In From Washington…

Texas Joins Multi-state Lawsuit Over Gas Water Heater Regulation

Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a legal challenge against the Biden administration's recent regulation targeting gas-powered water heaters.  On December 26, 2024, the Department of Energy issued a final rule that would prohibit the sale of non-condensing...

Online Lottery Ticket Vendor Partners With Uber to Entice Gambling?

An Uber passenger in Texas recently reported receiving a free lottery ticket offer from Lotto.com through the Uber app after completing a ride. Lotto.com sells lottery tickets, including scratch tickets, online and accepts credit card payments—practices that are not...

Dustin Delays Rules

After being installed as speaker by Democrats and a minority of Republicans, Dustin Burrows is leading the Texas House off to an unhurried start, with the rules debate being scheduled over a week into the session.