Texas Senate Votes To Extend Lottery
The Texas Senate has voted to extend the life of the state lottery in a vote that was much less contentious than in the House, where some lawmakers tried to kill it off.
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The Texas Senate has voted to extend the life of the state lottery in a vote that was much less contentious than in the House, where some lawmakers tried to kill it off.
Texas lawmakers reached a deal Friday on a two-year spending plan that would restore $3.93 billion to public schools and clear the way for taking $2 billion from the state's rainy day fund for water projects, according to a state official close the negotiations.
A final deal on a new Texas budget remains elusive despite Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst saying that both sides had settled the key issues.
Gov. Rick Perry will head to Granbury on Friday afternoon after the city was devastated Wednesday by a tornado that left at least six people dead and destroyed many homes.
A day of escalating tensions over Texas budget talks ended late Thursday with the House and Senate on the apparent brink of a deal that would restore funding to schools.
Mary Suhm has decided to call it a career. In a note to the Dallas City Council on Thursday, the Dallas City Manager reported that she is stepping down from her position this year.
Criminal suspects suffering from mental illness could stay in jail until they are competent to stand trial under a proposal in the Texas Legislature.
Texans applying for a marriage license would have to present photo ID under a bill being advanced in the State Legislature. The bill passed the State Senate on Tuesday.
City leaders in Fort Worth on Tuesday will discuss a controversial road plan that would reduce the lanes along Forest Park Boulevard to make it safer for cyclists.
McKinney residents turned out to cast their ballots in the general election to vote for the mayor and city council representatives for District 1, District 3 and one at-large seat.
On Saturday, North Texans voted in more than 300 local races including mayoral campaigns, school trustees, local propositions and more.
Early voting numbers are in after more than 5,000 people mailed in their ballots.
Former City Council member Harry LaRosiliere has won the election for Mayor in Plano.
Guns are banned on most public and private college campuses in Texas right now. But one signature from the governor could change that.
Getting a concealed handgun license in Texas may soon get much easier. A bill on its way to Governor Perry would reduce the amount of training required for a license.
