Controversial Voter ID Bill Hits Texas House Floor
"My fear is that this bill is not going to increase the integrity of elections, but instead is going to keep legitimately eligible Texans from the polls."
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"My fear is that this bill is not going to increase the integrity of elections, but instead is going to keep legitimately eligible Texans from the polls."
Republican lawmakers representing Texas in Congress say they will fight attempts by the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce tougher rules.
Samir Mavrakis left Libya in 1974 at the age of 18. He came to the United States to attend college and had planned to return. But, he realized the oppression of Muammar el-Qaddafi regime.
An Arlington lawmaker wants added protections for critics of evolution on the state's college campuses. Representative Bill Zedler has introduced a bill that forbids discrimination or penalty of teachers or students who express support of intelligent design.
As part of a plan to cuts costs for the state, a North Texas lawmaker is suggesting giving some Texas prison inmates access to the internet.
Getting bigger events to Cowboys Stadium may hinge on some money from the state.
After almost two years of legal battles, a Dallas mother finally got justice for her daughters. The woman's ex-husband showed pornography to their daughters, and under Texas law it was legal.
Most people have heard about or been on an internet dating website, but do you know if the company does a background check on its members? You might if a House bill passes.
If a bill proposed by U.S. Senator John Cornyn passes, the federal government could soon be reaching out a hand to the victims of human trafficking.
African Americans in the South are shunning city life for the suburbs at the highest levels in decades.
The state is reportedly sitting on about $4 billion in taxpayer money -- funds that the state can't touch.
The Texas Senate passed a guns-on-campus bill in 2009, but it died without a vote in the House. This year, more than half of the Republican-controlled House's 150 members have signed on as co-authors of one of the bills, and the issue is supported by Republican Gov. Rick Perry.
Proposals that would give Texans the right to carry guns in the classroom are scheduled for a hearing on Wednesday.
Some legislators have rejected calls to eliminate state funding for the Texas Historical Commission.
Outside Booker T Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Elliott Skinner made himself at home on a bench with his guitar clutched in his hands. He came up with a song to plead against budget cuts that could reduce half the staff of the school.
