Senate Mandates Suicide Prevention Training For Texas Teachers
The Texas Senate has voted to require public school teachers to undergo two hours of annual training on suicide prevention.
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The Texas Senate has voted to require public school teachers to undergo two hours of annual training on suicide prevention.
A former police officer stars in a new pro-marijuana ad that has begun airing in Texas' five largest cities.
Gay rights activists said that a showdown in Texas is looming over an attempt by Republicans to pass new laws before the U.S. Supreme Court possibly legalizes gay marriage.
The identity of execution drug makers for the nation's busiest death chamber would remain confidential under a bill passed by the Texas Senate.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill that would allow Texas high school students to fail two high-stakes exams and still graduate.
Former Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis is joining the presidential campaign of Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
Republican senators eyeing the presidency split over the renewal of the Patriot Act surveillance law, with civil libertarians at odds with traditional defense hawks who back tough spying powers in the fight against terrorism.
After months of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum, the Texas Senate on Thursday approved Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's proposed pre-K upgrade.
Hillary Clinton's aggressive immigration stance reinvigorates the debate over the scope of presidential powers, which has become a flashpoint in Washington.
Abortion is again seizing the spotlight at the Texas Capitol -- but largely only in small doses and mostly without the heated debate and emotion of last session.
As federal efforts to honor 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle have stalled, the Texas Legislature is moving ahead with its own plans.
Hillary Clinton starred in two presidential campaign launches this week. Neither was her own. The leading Democrat was featured by Mike Huckabee and Carly Fiorina.
The Senate on Tuesday adopted a GOP budget that paves the way for an assault on President Obama's healthcare law and a partisan showdown over spending bills.
Representing the 12th Congressional District from 1955 through 1989, Wright was at the center of several major Dallas/Fort Worth undertakings, including the Wright Amendment.
Most abortions in Texas could not be covered by insurance purchased through the Affordable Care Act under a bill that has cleared the Republican-controlled Senate.
