Texans can carry handguns without a license or training starting Sept. 1, after Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed the permitless carry bill into law.
The governor did not specify how long the wall would be or where it would be built. He directed the Texas Facilities Commission to hire a program manager to begin that research.
Protesters who gathered Wednesday outside the Waco Federal Building cheered after learning a judge denied a motion to suppress evidence filed by attorneys for a woman accused of helping her boyfriend dispose of the body of slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen.
Texas is one of a handful of states that have approved legislation that prescribes how teachers discuss current events and prohibits students from receiving credit for participating in civic activities.
Abbott made national headlines with his announcement Thursday in Del Rio that Texas would build its own wall at the Mexico border, though he provided no further details and said he would lay out the plan this week.
The former president of Lubbock Christian Schools will be under house arrest at his sister’s home until his sentencing hearing, according to Federal court documents.
The governor suggested more details would be released next week. The announcement Thursday of several initiatives is the latest in an ongoing conflict between Abbott, a Republican, and Democratic President Joe Biden's administration.
The state's unemployment agency is ending that exemption June 26, when out-of-work Texans will also stop receiving an extra $300 in federal jobless benefits.
Abbott’s signature means that businesses that require so-called vaccine passports can’t get state contracts and could lose state licenses or operating permits.
Planned Parenthood sued to block the “sanctuary city for the unborn” ordinance, passed by voters in May, but a federal judge said he didn’t have jurisdiction to hear the case. The ordinance went into effect Tuesday.
District 12 Rep. Kyle Kacal confirmed that Gov. Abbott intends to call a special legislative session in the month of June that will feature the failed voting bill and a measure to reform the state's bail process.
Several billions of dollars in state-approved financing will be necessary to stabilize the state’s distressed energy market after the winter storm. Texas approves more in finance bailouts for its utilities than any other state.
Officials say a Texas man accused of torturing and killing four kittens had worked as a geometry teacher at a Houston-area high school before his arrest.
The signing of the bill opens a new frontier in the battle over abortion restrictions as first-of-its-kind legal provisions intended to make the law harder to challenge are poised to be tested in the courts.
There is such a thing as a free lunch for Texas National Guard troops on vaccination duty in Central Texas thanks to residents who responded to a local businesswoman’s challenge.
House Joint Resolution (HJR) 4 would give judges, justices of the peace, and magistrates the ability to deny bail for defendants charged with violent and heinous offenses.
Authorities are looking for the husband of a Texas woman who was stabbed repeatedly with a screwdriver during an argument over whether to go to church on Mother’s Day.
State Senate Bill 8 would prohibit all abortions in Texas after a fetal heartbeat can be detected and could allow Texans to sue anyone who aids and abets an abortion.
Attorney General Ken Paxton is calling the New York Times "fake news" after he was quoted in an article that ran in the paper on Tuesday saying that he doesn't support Gov. Greg Abbott.
Slain Fort Hood Spc. Vanessa Guillén was sexually harassed, but not by her killer, according to the results of an Army investigation released Friday afternoon.
House Bill 1024 would allow beer, wine and mixed drinks to be included in pickup and delivery food orders, securing a revenue stream made available to restaurants in the last year during the pandemic.
Even some religious groups are opposed to Texas legislation that would bar government officials from closing places of worship in any situation — even during a pandemic.
A bill filed in honor of slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen aims to protect members of the Texas Military forces from sexual assault and to ensure swift justice for victims, the bill’s author said during a news conference Tuesday.
"I plan to meet with law enforcement who oppose permitless carry and with the [National Rifle Association] and [Gun Owners of America] who support it to see if we can find a path that a majority of senators will vote to pass,” Patrick said.
