News

Behind a Texas bill, a push to make gold and silver ‘functional money’
This year’s gold and silver legislative push comes roughly a decade after Texas created the country’s first state-run ...
When is daylight saving time in 2025? How the 'Texas Time' bill could end the practice
The first use of daylight saving time can be traced back to World War I. The "Texas Time" bill along with action by Congress ...
Texas education advocates say $8.5B school funding package 'a step in the right direction'
The legislation includes new pots of money for teacher raises and other school costs like insurance and transportation.
The Texas Tribune on MSN24m
Feds sue Texas over long-standing law allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition
The lawsuit comes just days after the Legislature adjourned without repealing the first-in-the-nation law, which passed in ...
Houston Public Media5h
Texas school boards could remove library books under bill on governor’s desk
Texas' Senate Bill 13 empowers school boards to decide which books are permitted in their school libraries. It also allows ...
WFMJ24m
Justice Department sues Texas over allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday sought to block a Texas law that for decades has given college ...
Bill requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in Texas public school classrooms advances in Texas Legislature
On Monday, the Texas House gave final passage to Senate Bill 10, changing from the version previously passed by the Senate.
Renewable energy survived attacks from Texas lawmakers. Its future now depends on Trump's big bill.
Texas bills targeting solar and wind power are dead. The state's flourishing renewable energy industry remains alive and well ...