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Texas House Passes Amended ‘Bathroom Bill,’ Boosting Fines and Sending Measure Back to Senate

The Senate will now consider the House’s tougher penalties before the bill can reach Gov. Greg Abbott.

Abbott Moves to Block Immediate Voting After Same-County Address Changes

Texas Legislature Passes Trump-Backed Mid-Decade Congressional Map

Texas House Panel Hears Bathroom Bill, Leaves It Pending After Tense Hearing

Federal Judge Blocks Texas Classroom Ten Commandments Law for 11 Districts

Texas Court Freezes O’Rourke PAC’s Out-of-State Transfers as AG Seeks Charter Revocation

Nationwide Protests Target Texas’s Mid-Decade Redistricting

Texas AG Seeks Jail Time for Beto O’Rourke Over Court-Blocked Fundraising

Second Bomb Threat at Illinois Hotel Housing Exiled Texas Democrats Cleared

Pro-Life Texas Representative Denies Funding Abortions as Ethics Investigation Mounts

Texas Congressional Candidate Released After Arrest at Redistricting Hearing

Texas GOP Lawmaker Faces Calls to Resign After Affair Admission, Abortion-Funding Allegations

Joe Rogan Urges Texas Rep. James Talarico to Run for President

Texas Mandates Ten Commandments Displays in Classrooms and Faces Lawsuits

Abbott signs stringent bail reforms in Texas and sends amendment to voters

Texas Legislature Passes Bill Banning LGBTQ+ Clubs and DEI Programs in K-12 Schools

Texas Legislature Approves Ban on Hemp-Derived THC Consumables

Texas Governor Weighs Fate of $4.3 Billion Hemp Sector as THC Ban Reaches His Desk

Texas Legislature Approves Bill Mandating Sheriffs’ ICE Enforcement Roles

Texas Legislature Approves Classroom Display of Ten Commandments