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As the Texas Legislature nears the end of its session, some of the most important deliberations are occurring, and House Bill 595 is among the measures vital to the health of our state.
4 days ago
Criminal suspects suffering from mental illness could stay in jail until they are competent to stand trial under a proposal in the Texas Legislature.
4 days ago
New limits on the use of psychotropic drugs on children in foster care are advancing in the Texas Legislature.
6 days ago
A new state commission would investigate wrongful convictions under a bill advancing in the Texas Legislature.
6 days ago
A contentious bill requiring politically active nonprofits to make the names of major donors public is on the verge of clearing the Texas Legislature.
8 days ago
Republicans control both chambers of the Texas Legislature, but that hasn't kept them from reaching an impasse over the state budget.
12 days ago
Texas Legislature moving to ban teens from tanning beds
15 days ago
In the coming week, the House will consider at least $410 million in credits and exemptions to the state franchise tax, one of the most maligned sources of state revenue.
16 days ago
A bill allowing cottage food businesses to sell more items at more locations is advancing through the Texas Legislature.
18 days ago
The agency that primarily regulates the oil industry would get a new name under a bill advancing in the Texas Legislature.
18 days ago
Utility companies would have to compensate customers who generate surplus power under a proposal advancing in the Texas Legislature.
19 days ago
Hospitals would have to provide enhanced treatment for victims of sexual assault under a proposal advancing in the Texas Legislature.
19 days ago
Troubled schools could be placed in a special district operated by turnaround specialists under a plan advancing in the Texas Legislature.
19 days ago
Texas House OKs reduction of diverted funds
19 days ago
Employers would be fined for stealing wages from workers under a bill advancing in the Texas Legislature.
19 days ago
The deadly explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. plant is the focus of a special hearing at the Texas Legislature.
20 days ago
On a late Thursday afternoon, in preparation for a column about a proposed bill in the Texas Legislature, I went to visit the gravesite of Timothy Cole, the innocent Fort Worth man who died in...
20 days ago
So, naturally, the Legislature has been busy on such vital matters as whether to discontinue lotto games and to declare pecan the official state pie.
20 days ago
On a late Thursday afternoon, in preparation for a column about a proposed bill in the Texas Legislature, I went to visit the gravesite of Timothy Cole, the innocent Fort Worth man who died in...
20 days ago
A Texas House education panel plans to take up - and could approve - a key proposal to expand the number of charter schools allowed to operate in Texas.
65 days ago
Now, the group led by former state Sen. John Montford is pressing only for allow slot machines at horse and dog tracks, an objective the group promoted in the 2011 Legislature.
71 days ago
A battle is brewing at the Texas Legislature among right-to-life groups, but rather than debating when life begins, they are fighting over the rules that govern the end of a terminally ill...
77 days ago
Republicans in the Texas House have voted against expanding Medicaid in its current form, but left open the door to negotiations with the federal government.
77 days ago
More than 300 members of the clergy are calling on the Texas Legislature to boost funding for women's health programs.
90 days ago
Top public education leaders in both chambers of the Texas Legislature are meeting to discuss high school graduation requirements, standardized testing rules and other proposed changes to the...
