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Texas again trying to restrict the bathrooms transgender people can use
The bills would carry a $5,000 fine for a first-time violation and comes as momentum for such restrictions has increased in ...
Texas lawmakers to revive bill expanding legal defense for trafficking victims after Abbott veto
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the bill and put it on the special session agenda, saying he wants a narrower version.
North Texas Republican introduces bill to strengthen early warning weather systems
Representative Moran introduced the Rural Weather Monitoring Systems Act, which requires the GAO (Government Accountability ...
Texas Senate committee advances limited taxpayer funded lobbying ban
A bill to ban one type of taxpayer-funded lobbying unanimously passed a state Senate committee this week. A similar ban ...
Texas emergency warning bill, vetoed in 2019, will return in session
A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in phone-based emergency warning systems, according ...
New bill to ban consumable THC products in Texas heading to a vote
A panel of state senators voted to advance the bill to a full Senate vote after hearing several hours of public testimony.
Woodlands Township moves meetings to Thursdays to accommodate new Texas law
The Woodlands Township Board of Directors is following county commissioners and moving its meetings to Thursdays to comply ...
Greg Abbott adds anti-trans bathroom bill into Texas flood relief special session
LGBTQ rights supporters gather at the Texas State Capitol to protest state Republican-led efforts to pass legislation that ...
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Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year
A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have ...