The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. It’s only December, but the Supreme ...

Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, bringing wide-ranging changes to the state’s education ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is proposing a five-part plan to cut property taxes, cap appraisals, limit local spending, and eliminate ...

Patrick wants to raise the homestead exemption again, from $140,000, which will go into effect this year, to $180,000.

After the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed free speech claims in Little v. Llano County last May, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition to hear the case, in which a Texas library removed ...

A new Texas constitutional amendment takes effect Jan. 1, denying bail for serious offenses, sparking debate over community safety versus jail overcrowding.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a lawsuit over public library books in the Texas Hill Country, leaving in ...

In 2023, Texas overcame lawsuits that sought to prevent constitutional amendments from going into effect, but one that voters ...

Texas voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in 2014 and 2015 that funneled money for transportation. A ...

Trump is hoping to buck historical trends of the president’s party losing seats in midterm elections. Republican state ...

On the campaign trail in North Texas, Governor Greg Abbott said he is “not there yet” on supporting casino gambling in Texas.

The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States ...