Property Tax Relief Plan Advances in Texas House
AUSTIN — A House panel unanimously advanced a compromise tax-relief plan Tuesday after a key lawmaker from Dallas promised Texas teachers a pay raise will be taken up in a […]
Governor Abbott Signs Public Safety, Border Security Bills Into Law
Governor Greg Abbott this week signed several critical pieces of border security and public safety legislation passed during the 88th Regular Legislative Session at the Texas Capitol.At the public safety […]
Governor Abbott Signs 8 Public Safety Bills Into Law to Protect Texans
Governor Greg Abbott today signed several critical pieces of public safety legislation passed during the 88th Regular Legislative Session into law at the Texas Capitol. The comprehensive package of eight […]
Texas Legislature Passes Bill Aimed at ‘Rogue’ District Attorneys
Texas DAs will be barred from setting any blanket policies blocking prosecutions of entire classes of crime, such as low-level marijuana possession. Texas district attorneys will be barred from setting […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to Sign Bill Taking on ‘Rogue’ District Attorneys
Abbott said a bill that would let Texas residents recall soft-on-crime prosecutors is ‘transformative’ Texas is about to crack down on “rogue” district attorneys who refuse to prosecute entire classes […]
Proposed Law Targeting Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Approved by TexasHouse Committee
A box of files for one medical child abuse case sits in the office of Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office Detective Mike Weber at the Tarrant County Plaza Building on Feb. […]
Bill Sacking Texas DAs for Not Prosecuting Crimes Advances
Update: April 28: This story was updated to reflect the bill’s passage out of the House. AUSTIN — A bill creating a path for removing district attorneys from office for […]
House Passes Bill to Rein in “Rogue” Prosecutors
The legislation is in response to elected prosecutors in Texas’ large, left-leaning counties who have said they will not prosecute abortion cases. Locally elected prosecutors who do not enforce certain […]
Legislature Prepares for Space and Flying Vehicles
What was once the domain of science fiction could be here sooner than you think. Outer space travel and flying cars may sound like something out of a sci-fi novel, […]
Texas Republicans Look to ‘Rein In” Prosecutors, Including Travis County D.A.
AUSTIN, Texas — Two bills making their way through each chamber of the Texas legislature could impose new oversight and regulation on district attorneys across the state, with several advocates naming […]
