The Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) found evidence that a former candidate for Fort Bend County commissioner violated the state’s election code, but declined to administer civil penalties since the ...

Texas Elected Officials React to Trump Signing 'One, Big, Beautiful Bill' The budget reconciliation bill was signed into law by Trump on July 4.

Ahead of President Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) being passed by the U.S. Senate, members overwhelmingly voted in favor of stripping a wide-ranging artificial intelligence (AI) ...

The U.S. Senate passed the budget reconciliation “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” on Tuesday afternoon after a marathon of a voting session — including key provisions authored by the Texas congressional ...

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Texas' Age Verification Law for Pornography Websites The state’s pornographic website age verification law was upheld in a 6 to 3 ruling.

Weekly Roundup: Abbott Vetoes THC Ban, July Special Session, Israel-Iran Conflict Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.

North Texas Judge Sentences Illegal Alien Facing Third Conviction to Nearly Six Years The twice-deported murder convict faces a lengthy sentence for his return to the U.S.

Another blow has been struck against the completion of a high-speed rail project proposed to run between Dallas and Houston as Renfe, the Spanish-owned company that was contracted as the project’s ...

Abbott Signs 'Make Texas Healthy Again' Food Labeling Bill into Law Food manufacturers will be required to place a warning label on products containing certain harmful ingredients.

New Texas Law Expands Victims’ Rights, Access to Criminal Parole Information Victims have been blocked from obtaining details about the conditions of parole.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will be closing its investigation into East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) City, a controversial new Muslim-centric residential development outside of the Dallas-Fort ...

Kemah Business Owner Files 5th Circuit Appeal in Property Rights Lawsuit Against City The city faces multiple lawsuits over business and private property rights.