Texas Government Exposes Personal Data Of 3.5 Million People
Several state agencies exposed the personal information of 3.5 million Texans last year, including Social Security Numbers, birth dates, and driver's license numbers.
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Several state agencies exposed the personal information of 3.5 million Texans last year, including Social Security Numbers, birth dates, and driver's license numbers.
A bill to allow concealed handguns in Texas college classrooms failed its first big test. It will be addressed again Monday.
Republicans are using their biggest majority ever in the Texas House to promote their conservative vision.
Tonya Shanz says she worries about her son running into a land mine, the violence of war and she's not happy that so far Congress has failed to come up with a federal budget before tonight's midnight deadline.
With a government shutdown just hours away, it seems the two sides are getting closer. But at the same time, they don't.
Driving while sending texts from a cellphone would become a crime under a bill that passed the Texas House on Thursday.
The Texas House has given final approval to a bill that could up the speed limit on some highways to 85 mph.
Trustees from four North Texas school districts hint they'll do whatever it takes--- even suing the state if necessary--- to get the money they say they need for their students.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples has Nolan Ryan in his bullpen as he announces he's forming an exploratory committee for a run for lieutenant governor in 2014.
People convicted of human trafficking would face tougher penalties under legislation that has passed the Texas House.
During a debate on allowing guns into college buildings, the bill's sponsor asked that discussions resume on Monday.
Driving 85 miles an hour could soon be a legal reality on some Texas highways. The state house has passed a bill that would give the Department of Transportation power to raise the speed limit.
According to the state comptroller's office, the host city of Arlington brought in nearly $5.8 million in January of this year. In February, the Super Bowl month, it brought in roughly the same amount. The same can't be said for other cities. Sales tax revenue for Dallas, Fort Worth and Irving all dropped from January to February.
The proposed state budget passed out of the House days ago in Austin leaves Dallas with a potential $24 million hole to fill, causing city leaders to dredge up the sort of tax talks no resident likes hearing.
The Texas Senate has voted to strengthen prison inmates' access to post-conviction DNA testing.
