Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...

A ban on THC is one of the top pieces of legislation being pushed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. FOX 7 Austin's 7 On Your Side ...

Sen. Nichols is worried that SB 2 would create a "new form of segregation," one that is based on students' income and ability.

Only two Texas Democrats voted for the measure: Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez. Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., voted present, and no Republicans opposed the measure. The bill now heads to the Senate.

Texas families could use tax dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition under a Republican-backed bill that ...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick just released the Top 25 priority bills for his legislative session. Private school subsidy and an outright THC ban on the table.

all of which are important to Texas," Patrick said. Of the 25 priority bills Patrick identified, two had been filed before his announcement: Senate Bill 1, the state budget, and SB 2 — the ...

The House has also rejected a push to amend the Texas Constitution to give judges more discretion to deny bail outright, an effort Patrick appeared to revive in Senate Bill 9, titled “Reforming ...

The Texas Senate Education Committee on ... families and children with disabilities. A 9-2 Republican majority on the committee pushed the bill forward days before Gov. Greg Abbott takes the ...