WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A bill that would make judges remove the option of bail for certain felony offenders has now been passed to the Texas Senate. Senate Bill 9 was filed by District 17 Senator ...

(THE TEXAS TRIBUNE ... property tax bills. Senate Bill 4, that chamber’s marquee property tax-cut proposal, would set the state’s homestead exemption on school district taxes at $140,000 ...

Sponsored by Texas democrats, the site shows millions in lost funding for Fort Worth ISD. Considering the source, some believe it’s biased. Is it?

District 14: State Sen. Shane Reeves seeks farmland preservation From 1997 to 2017, Tennessee lost 1.1 million acres of farmland to rank second in nation behind Texas, Reeves says District 13 ...

Texas state Rep. Drew Darby was tapped Thursday to lead a committee in the Legislature that is important ... He represents House District 72, which includes a big swath of Texas with counties ...

The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature ... in 14 of Texas' appellate courts earn between $154,000 and $203,040 annually. In the 15th Appellate District, which ...

Passing a balanced budget is the only thing state lawmakers must do during their 140-day session that began on Jan. 14 and ... “But Texas families are also looking to the Legislature for ...

Alabama's congressional map is the subject of a federal trial beginning Monday to decide if the state has to keep a new court ...

Central Texas Republican ... whose district covers half of Bell County, chaired the committee during the 2023 legislative session. He spearheaded efforts that year to get a school voucher bill ...

"Last session, the Legislature passed a 5% raise, which did bring state worker turnover down to its lowest point in 14 years ... district attorneys or statewide elected officials. Texas voters ...

Lake Houston-area lawmakers have filed dozens of bills they hope to pass into law as the 89th Texas legislative session ... with a filing deadline of March 14. The session is scheduled to end ...