Matthew McConaughey's Push for 'Hollywood' in Texas Divides Republicans
Sid Miller, a Republican and Commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture, posted on X on Thursday: "Hollywood is ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas Senate will pass bill providing tax dollars for students to attend private school
A fiscal note for SB 2 from the Texas Senate said the legislation would allow about 35,000 students to attend private school ...
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Many new moms in Texas don’t know they qualify for a year of Medicaid, doctors say
When Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 12 into law in May 2023, Texas became the 41st state to extend postpartum Medicaid to ...
From drag queens to school vouchers, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out Texas Senate priorities
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 Texas Senate priority bills, outlining several hot-topic issues he says ...
Texas lawmakers opposing Marvin Nichols Reservoir want to tighten water planning process
One Texas lawmaker filed bills to prevent Marvin Nichols Reservoir from moving forward and another hinted that an alternative ...
Texas Judges May Get a Pay Raise
The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature to raise salaries for judges across the state.
Is Texas due for a judicial pay raise? Here's what chief justice says and what's proposed
Sen. Joan Huffman has filed a bill that proposes to raise the state's base salary for judges from $140,000 to $161,000 — a ...
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Texas budget writers prioritize border security, education funding in initial drafts
House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, Jan. 22. The proposals include billions of dollars for border security, property tax cuts, ...
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick outlines sweeping conservative agenda with list of top 25 legislative priorities
Patrick, a Republican who presides over the Texas Senate, holds enormous power in setting the Legislature’s agenda and ...
Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling
The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota ...
Texas Senate's Top 25 priority bills rehash controversial legislation
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick recently released the top 25 priority bills for the Texas Senate for the legislative session that began this month. Among these are several familiar initiatives ...
Bryan CBD shop voices concern over Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s prioritizing THC ban bill
These priority bills cover the issues Lt. Gov. Patrick has identified as the most important issues facing the state that ...