Latest Texas state government News

Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote

Jan. 29, 2025 12:15 PM EST

The Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night voted to advance school voucher legislation for a full vote in the Senate after hours of public testimony largely focused on whether the proposal would live up to its promise of prioritizing low-income families and children with disabilities. ...

A GOP lawsuit to limit people in the US illegally from the census count will be harmful, voters say

Jan. 28, 2025 15:38 PM EST

Voters in California and Texas affiliated with a Democratic group want to intervene in a lawsuit filed by four Republican state attorneys general that is attempting to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from numbers used to divvy up congressional seats among states. The five voters...

Several bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more Texas families opt out of immunizations

Jan. 27, 2025 11:24 AM EST

When speech pathologist Rebecca Hardy recalls her up-close seat to lawmaking during the 2015 state legislative session, she remembers how tough it was to find anyone interested in what she wanted: more choice for Texans when it came to getting vaccinated. After forming Texans For...