Texas bill banning foreign countries from buying land sparks pushback in Senate committee hearing
SB 17, authored by Republican State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, said the goal is to protect national security and prevent foreign ...
Bills filed to advance affordable housing in Texas, implement reforms
Bettencourt also filed a bill to address issues resulting from another bill enacted two years ago related to affordable ...
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Texas Senate panel advances bill requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms
A Texas Senate committee on Tuesday advanced bills that would require public school classrooms to display the Ten ...
Democratic judges let violent criminals on the street. Here are the Texas Senate's solutions | Opinion
While Harris County DA Sean Teare blames Republicans for bail failures, Sen. Joan Huffman notes the Texas Senate is ...
Texas Senate panel passes bill to require Ten Commandments in all public K-12 classrooms
"Separation of church and state, that's not in the Constitution anywhere," said state Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, who ...
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The Texas Senate wants more — and smaller — starter homes in new neighborhoods
The goal of the new legislation is to help drive down the cost of housing so that more Texans can afford homes.
Texas Senate committee advances bill to increase school safety funding to districts
Many school districts have struggled to afford the cost of complying with House Bill 3 from 2023, which requires schools to ...
Proposed THC ban draws crowds to Austin, casting uncertainty over Texas' booming cannabis industry
"We've got to get the genie back in the bottle," said Sen. Charles Perry, who authored the legislative bill SB3.