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On Monday night, the district hosted a special meeting to address House Bill 3, which requires all public schools to now have at least one armed security guard at each public campus.
In its lawsuit filed in federal court Monday afternoon, the Biden administration said the state's barrier of buoys violate the Rivers and Harbors Act.
Rep. Tony Gonzales said the tactics used to deter illegal entry to the U.S. are "not acceptable," but stopped short of criticizing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
This week Jack dives into border outrage, a gag order in the impeachment trial of AG Ken Paxton and Mayor Eric Johnson's property tax relief idea.
It has been a major priority for state lawmakers this year. So why did it take so long to get to this point?
Texas senators unanimously passed a new property tax relief bill that also includes thousands of dollars in extra payments for teachers for two years.
It took the Texas Senate 33 seconds to gavel in and out Tuesday afternoon and proclaim "Sine Die," the official end of the first special session called by Governor Greg Abbott.
Since 2015, a city ordinance has required 10-minute rest breaks every four hours for manual labor workers in the extreme heat.
Lawyers for impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton, who have previously said he's innocent, sent a letter to House impeachment lawyers alleging Texas bar rules prevent them from representing the House in its case against Paxton.
Bills passed by the Texas Legislature this year are getting caught in the crossfire of an ongoing battle over property tax relief.
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill that will classify fentanyl deaths as poisonings – something those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisonings were hoping to see.
Paper tags have long been blamed for massive fraud across the state. CBS News Texas first exposed the problem back in 2017.
"We must go big; we must dream big," Abbott said. "Dream the possibility that we can eliminate property taxes in Texas. You got to dream it and then you got to do it."
Some Texas residents think the state should be using much of its nearly $33 billion surplus to give Texans a break on their property taxes.
Gov. Greg Abbott is siding with the property tax relief bill passed by the Texas House Tuesday evening.
Governor Greg Abbott has called for the special session as the regular session came to an end.
The legislative session may be over, but lawmakers aren't finished yet. Governor Greg Abbott called a special session to focus on property tax relief and human trafficking.
Senator Roland Gutierrez is one of the most vocal critics of the law enforcement response to the school and Governor Greg Abbott's gun policies at the Texas Capitol.
One of Governor Greg Abbott's top legislative priorities - school choice - remains in a House committee just days away from a key deadline.
Since Daniel Perry's conviction, Gov. Greg Abbott has been pressing for the chance to pardon him
Asher Vargas testified against the bill, which would give authority over the border to Gov. Greg Abbott and the state.
Daniel Perry was found guilty by a jury last week for killing Garrett Foster, who was among those protesting in Austin during the Black Lives Matter protests.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murder in the 2020 fatal shooting of an armed protester during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.
Before more than 400 people at the Dallas Regional Chamber luncheon in Dallas, Governor Greg Abbott praised the state's and the region's success in attracting new jobs.
Better pay, more reasonable workloads, and increased support are the main themes of a new report released Friday by the Teacher Vacancy Task Force Governor Greg Abbott commissioned to find solutions to the growing teacher shortage.
