State
Exclusive: Texas Lottery Commission Calls in FBI Amid Explosive Allegations
Was the Lottery Commission following orders when it expanded gambling in Texas?
Texas Parents Back Ban on Schools Socially Transitioning Kids
A GOP-priority bill would ban socially transitioning students in K-12 public schools.
Students Arrested During Anti-Israel Protests Sue UT-Austin
The university disputes claims that the 2024 event was targeted because it was pro-Palestinian.
Speaker Burrows Fires Senior Staffer
Sources say General Counsel Jimmy Skipton IV was directing bills be moved or killed to aid his wife’s lobby clients.
State Archive
AG Paxton: District Courts Cannot Order Changes of Biological Sex on Driver’s Licenses
Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote that district courts in Texas do not have the power to order state agencies to change a person’s biological sex on driver’s licenses or birth certificates to conform with gender identity. The attorney general’s Friday opinion...
Exclusive: Club for Growth Launches Six-Figure Ad Buy in Texas To Promote School Choice
Club for Growth is launching a new six-figure ad campaign in Texas to rally support for school choice. The ad, titled “Agree,” is set to begin airing statewide this week and will run through the end of March. It highlights polling that shows broad public support for...
Texas Legislative Session Hits Filing Deadline, House Yet To Pass a Bill
The Texas legislative session has reached another key milestone: the deadline for lawmakers to file bills. With the session lasting 140 days, legislators have had the first 60 days to introduce their proposals, and as of 6 p.m. today, that window has officially...
State Sen. Creighton Introduces Sweeping Higher Education Reform Bill
Legislation proposed in the Texas Senate would bring major reforms to higher education. Senate Bill 37 was filed by State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), who chairs the Senate Education K-16 committee. Among other things, his measure aims to specify the roles of...
New Legislation Would Block School Library Books Deemed Too Explicit for Prisons
A new measure targeting children’s access to sexually explicit materials in schools has been filed just ahead of the legislature’s filing deadline. The proposal, House Bill 5021 by State Rep. Andy Hopper (R–Decatur), would prohibit public schools from purchasing or...
Election Judge Cautions Against Letting Kids Cast Ballots for Parents
A state lawmaker’s proposal to let Texas children mark their parents' ballots has raised concerns with election workers. House Bill 429 by State Rep. Ryan Guillen (R–Rio Grande City) would allow a child under 16 who accompanies their parent to the polls to mark a...
Gov. Abbott Calls on Pastors to Counter ‘Education Monopolists’ in Texas
AUSTIN—Gov. Greg Abbott delivered a forceful speech at the Texas Pastors Policy Conference in Austin, urging faith leaders to rally behind school choice legislation and push back against what he called the “government monopoly over education.” Addressing a crowd of...
Texas Senators Consider Returning Power Over Election Crimes to Attorney General
Texas senators on the State Affairs Committee considered election-related measures, including a measure that would return to the attorney general the power to unilaterally prosecute election crimes. Senate Bill 1026, filed by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola),...
Texas Senate to Congress: Keep Supreme Court at Nine
Lawmakers in the Texas Senate approved a resolution calling on Congress to protect the composition of the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. Since 1869, there have only been nine Supreme Court justices at one time. The proposed “Keep Nine” constitutional amendment would...