Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out second round of Texas Senate priorities. Here's the list.
Ten of Patrick's 40 priorities have already passed out of the Senate, including three of the items on the new list released ...
Texas state senators seeking to put 'horrors of communism' in public school curriculum
A hearing on the bill included heated testimony from ultra-conservative evangelical pastor Rafael Cruz, the father of Texas U ...
Texas Senate panel advances bill banning DEI in K-12 public schools
A priority bill filed in the Texas Senate seeks to extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K ...
Here's how the Texas Legislature is hoping to crack down on AI-generated child porn
Texas Senate OKs bill to outlaw AI-generated child sex abuse material. Lawmakers say it'll be another tool to crack down on ...
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Texas Senate panel moves to cut minimum residential lot sizes in large cities
Senate Bill 15 would authorize property owners in large Texas cities to construct single-family homes on lots as small as ...
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Texas Senate panel sends message to Trump: Get our water from Mexico
Farmers and elected officials told a Senate committee Monday that the lack of water is becoming dire, with little relief in ...
Here's why the Texas House, Senate are beefing over the 'Official Steak of Texas'
Should the New York strip steak be renamed the "Texas Strip" and take on the "official State Steak of Texas" honor? Or what ...
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Texas Senate Expands Child Pornography Laws to Include AI-Generated Content in Unanimous Vote
The Texas Senate has passed bills aimed at updating child pornography laws to include AI-generated images and regulating deepfake media.
Texas Senate passes multiple legislative priority bills
(The Center Square) – The Texas Senate passed multiple bills identified as legislative priorities by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. In ...
Texas senators threaten no new university funding until schools fully comply with DEI ban
The senators' letter to Texas boards of regents comes after requests to restore $400 million in universities funds that are ...
Texas Senate committee advances bill to crack down on mail theft
It would expand the state's current mail theft statute, adding a specific offense for stealing mail keys or mailbox locks.
Opponents to school choice in Texas focus on potential long-term costs to taxpayers
Gov. Greg Abbott, who has led the charge for the education savings accounts, says school choice will pass in the House this ...