Bill To Reform Railroad Commission Derailed
A plan to rename the Railroad Commission of Texas has been derailed -- for now.
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A plan to rename the Railroad Commission of Texas has been derailed -- for now.
The House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety wants to take the concealed part out of concealed handgun licenses.
The GOP-led Texas House approved a redistricting plan that would all but guarantee a continued Republican majority.
Exide Technologies has struck an agreement with the City of Frisco to significantly reduce lead emissions from its battery recycling plant.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords left the hospital and boarded an airplane Wednesday to travel to Florida to see her husband's space shuttle launch in another important step in her long recovery.
Schools would be prohibited from selling sugary drinks under legislation approved by the Texas House.
Gov. Rick Perry warned Tuesday that another natural disaster could leave the state "bankrupt" unless lawmakers show fiscal restraint.
The GOP-led Texas House has scheduled debate on a redistricting plan that would pit several Republicans against each other.
Commercial cat and dog breeders would face new regulations under legislation that passed the Texas House on Tuesday.
The Senate has passed a bill that would allow Texas schools to prohibit bullying, both in person and online.
Two Republicans want to bar transgendered people from using proof of their sex change to get a Texas marriage license.
Doctors have given Rep. Gabrielle Giffords the go-ahead to travel to Cape Canaveral for husband Mark Kelly's space shuttle launch.
The state comptroller's office says it has spent $1.8 million dealing with fallout from the public exposure of personal information, including Social Security numbers, of millions of Texans.
It's early yet, but the Grand Old Party clearly has its work cut out to sell the voting American public on a candidate to challenge President Obama in the 2012 national election.
A Texas Senate committee on Thursday approved the use of $3 billion from the state's Rainy Day Fund to help bring into balance the $176 billion state budget proposal for the next two years.
