The last day of Texas' 2025 legislative session is here. After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, the Texas Legislature has ...

Both chambers of the Texas Legislature have passed a bill banning students from forming LGBTQ+-focused clubs like GSAs in ...

Governor Greg Abbott recently signed a bill that would close a loophole that has raised the insurance rates of widows across the state ...

Senate Bill 541, known as the Texas Food Freedom Act of 2025, was recently signed into law, having some cottage food vendors excited about the changes. “It will benefit everyone because we can expand ...

With the passage of House Bill 2298, Oklahoma joins a growing list of states granting nurse practitioners full practice ...

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Texas Senate Bill 1567, which outlaws some residential occupancy limits, would only apply to college towns with populations ...

The recently passed Texas budget bill includes a low interest loan program for farmers. The $100 million program aims to help ...

The Texas Senate approves a $338 billion budget with funds for property tax relief, education, and infrastructure.

“Kids, by their nature, are disruptive. They are trying to learn socially appropriate behaviors. They're trying to adjust to ...

The state standardized test has long been criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and putting unnecessary ...

Despite headline-grabbing moves by companies like Tesla and Oracle, tech employment in Texas’s biggest cities is slipping.