- House approves property tax reform bill, setting up negotiations with the Senate
- House approves property tax legislation
- How each Texas House member voted on the property tax reform bill
- Property tax rate change limits go to conference committee with House passage
- Rep. Burrows Talks House Bill 2 Moving Through House and More
- Governor Abbott Statement On House Passage Of Senate Bill 2
- House passes massive property tax overhaul, moving one step closer to Gov. Abbott’s desk , more
- Amid concerns about changes, House school funding bill advances to Texas Senate, Without funding source, teacher pay and school funding bill passes Texas Senate committee
- School Finance Reform Rushed Through Committee
- Texas House loosened marijuana laws; Senate will not go along
- Texas House passes bill defining fantasy sports as legal game of skill
- Heartbeat Bill Stalled in House Public Health Committee
- Rep. Middleton’s bill would kill third-party options
- ‘It robs a child’s rights’: Proponents of gay conversion therapy will speak against bill to ban it
- Why pre-K is critical for the Texas economic miracle – B.S., B.S., B.S.
- “Guns and safety aren’t synonymous for us”: Some black Texans fear plans to arm more teachers
- Dangerous Bill Threatens Every Family in Texas VIDEO
- Favorable Anti-SLAPP Law Rewrite Advances to Senate
- On water related bills
- Bill would let unlicensed Texans carry handguns in public after disasters – it’s a needed and good bill
- Study: Texas rate of uninsured children double national average
- Civics class can save U.S. democracy – but we need teachers who know this is a republic and specifically NOT a democracy!
- Texas AG Files New Brief in Planned Parenthood Lawsuit
- Abbott Announces New Governor’s Summer Merit Program Awards For Youth STEM Camps
- Abbott Reappoints Brainard To State Pension Review Board
- Federal Judge Stays Convicted Killer’s Thursday Execution
- Trump Seeks Ruling in Texas Case Striking Down ‘Obamacare’
- States Seek to Strike Obamacare Rule from Federal Regulations Code
- Sen. Cruz set for appearance at Federal Policy Luncheon in Lubbock
- Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Praise Confirmation of Campbell Barker to Be a Federal Judge in Tyler
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- Joaquin Castro won’t challenge Texas Sen. John Cornyn, marking second pass on Senate run in 2 cycles
- Presidential poll suggests 2020 Texas battleground
- Trump family gets ‘never-ending media anal exam’ while Biden scandals ignored
- NRA member behind push for Wayne LaPierre to resign seeks shakeup
- Buttigieg speaks against ‘weapons of war’, calls for more gun control
- Washington Post gives Joe Biden 4 Pinocchios for lying about the GOP tax cuts
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- President Trump Wants To Add Fees To Asylum Applications, Among Other Things
- White House asks Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency spending for the border
- Pentagon Chief Wonders When US-Mexico Border Mission to End
- Los Zetas Cartel Paints Victims Like Marvel Heroes near Texas Border
- Border agents in Texas seize nearly a ton of marijuana in a single inspection
- Minor dies in ORR custody in Brownsville
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- Texas ranked the best state for new nurses
- Ford to open Houston call center, bringing more than 500 jobs
- Weatherford completes $256M of divestitures, proposes reverse stock split
- Designs for new 37-acre TMC3 campus in Houston updated as architect, development team selected
- Keurig Dr Pepper corporate office hits the market
- Buc-ee’s deputy general counsel: ‘I’ve learned something new just about every day’
- Dealmaking volume in Texas holds steady as PE trends emerge
- Dallas firm rolls out third oil and gas royalty fund
- Economic impact from Texas tourism hits $164B – then it’s healthy and doesn’t need all the government backing from the state to local levels
- Special Health Resources CEO resigns abruptly
- A 10th hotel is planned for Downtown El Paso and hoteliers think it’s getting crowded
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- Governor Abbott Deploys State Resources To North Texas In Anticipation Of Severe Weather
- Tornadoes Swirl Over South Central Plains
- Tornado leaves behind extensive damage in Clay County VIDEO
- Clay County tornado captured on video VIDEO
- Clay County family loses home in severe weather, donations pour in
- 1979 tornado victims now survivors of tornado in Charlie VIDEO
- NWS Confirms 2 EF1 Tornados In Denton County From Tuesday’s Storms VIDEO
- Tornadoes confirmed in Denton, Justin; flooding buckles road in Argyle after storms roll through North Texas VIDEO
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- 1-year-old shot in road rage incident near gas station in SW Houston, police say
- Abilene woman arrested for child sex crime
- Abilene trash fight murder suspects bond out of jail for 2nd time
- Woman responding to social media ad, robbed at knife point in south Abilene
- North Abilene streets closed due to massive fire overnight VIDEO
- Brown Co. man accused of trying to steal deputy’s vehicle
- Seagraves police officer released from the hospital following shooting VIDEO
- Austin jeweler’s murder suspects won’t get death penalty, plea deal VIDEO
- Vehicle, body pulled from Port Aransas waters
- Bond set at $250K for man suspected of robbing Marlin bank at gunpoint
- Bonds total $600K for ex-Corsicana 3rd-grade teacher named in new indecency charges
- Man Climbs Into Drive-Thru Window, Shoots Worker During Robbery Attempt In Dallas VIDEO
- Arlington police officer who fatally shot man driving away from traffic stop is indicted on homicide charge
- Ex-McAllen cop gets probation in conspiracy case
- Medical equipment company owner gets 78 months in federal prison
- Child dies days after being found at bottom of hotel pool
- Texas man wanted in child abduction arrested in Florida Keys
- Off-duty officer rescues woman trapped inside burning crashed car in San Antonio VIDEO
- Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD trustee who took felony plea deal resigns from state bar
- 9 Arrested in Raids on 2 Houston Poker Clubs
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- Paying for Texas Convention Centers: If You Build It, Will They Come?
- Mental Health Jail Diversion Program to Expand in Houston Area
- More Prosecutors to Be Hired After Houston-Area Plant Fires
- Budget misunderstanding leaves Buffalo Gap Historic Center out $18k
- District Attorney Stanek: ‘Veterans Court likely coming to Lubbock’ VIDEO
- Dallas Residents Protest High-Density Development
- Austin Police Chief Brian Manley named in top 50 world’s greatest leaders by Fortune – laughable
- ‘Quit putting concrete in parks’: Austinites weigh in ahead of 10-year plan
- Bexar Co. constable squeezed cash from Easter reveler at county park, exceeded authority
- Houston firefighters get layoff notices, demotion letters under Prop B implementation, union says
- Mount Enterprise clerk placed on leave as city mulls pending civil lawsuit
- La Joya school board names interim as super finalist
- EPISD board moves to fire Burges High School counselor accused in grade-changing case
- Parents on hunger strike tell EPISD board not to shut down Beall, Burleson schools
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- UT Austin remembering Harrison Brown 2 years after his death VIDEO
- UT Police investigating criminal mischief after smoke device set off outside a YCT event Monday evening
- Four arrested on Texas State campus after president urges students to avoid protestors VIDEO
- TTU professor begins drafting state law guide
- Texas Tech University Receives First Forward Designation
- TTU Faculty, Staff, Students Receive President’s Excellence Awards
- Texas Tech president to make fifth tour of West Texas high schools
- South Plains College honors fallen peace officers
- UIW president pursuing big changes for midtown campus
- UTSA advancing main campus expansion with $44M project
- Aggies share business ideas at Texas Farm Credit symposium
- UT Southwestern is on pace to get an important funding victory from the Texas Legislature
- UT Dallas won’t fire instructor who said she was ‘collateral damage’
- LGBTQ students at Baylor want to form a campus group and the Baptist university should say yes – no, Baylor should say “no.” This is an example of the modern idea that all of society should conform to the desires of minority groups as opposed to simply being prevented from denying the basic rights of such.
- Dr. Juan E. Mejia Named Lone Finalist for TJC President
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- Plane from Sheppard AFB crashes near Lake Waurika, more
- Air Force Pilots Eject in Training Aircraft Crash
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