The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Monday aimed at streamlining permitting laws to facilitate the domestic construction of semiconductor factories. The bipartisan legislation passed ...

Texas and 16 other states sued the Biden administration, accusing it of attempting to unlawfully rewrite a federal disability law to include “gender dysphoria” in a newly approved rule. The lawsuit ...

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is adding millions more to its existing television ad buy backing Congressman Colin Allred (D-TX-32) in his race against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). The group ...

Harris County Commissioners Court approved an overall property tax rate increase of 9.53 percent in a partisan vote Thursday and kept cuts to the district attorney’s office (HCDAO) that outgoing ...

Flock Safety provided a statement to The Texan after the article's time of publication. While allowing law enforcement agencies to continue using a controversial surveillance technology that captures ...

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While local leaders spar over which policies reduce crime, Harris County’s proposed $2.66 billion budget includes a 13 percent tax hike, cuts for the district attorney’s office, and maneuvers that ...

The state’s highest civil court rejected an emergency appeal by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) challenging the legality of a new rule by the State Fair of Texas banning concealed carry ...

Arguably the most niche but impactful debate over the Texas House speakership has nothing to do with Democratic chairmanships. Rather, it highlights the application of weedy parliamentary procedure ...

After multiple rounds of voting at a closed-door meeting in Austin, the group of Republican House members opposing Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) have chosen state Rep. David Cook (R-Mansfield) to ...

The City of Dallas passed the final version of Forward Dallas 2.0, the city’s update to the comprehensive land use plan, by a vote of 11 to 4 at this week’s city council meeting. Council Members ...

State Rep. David Cook (R-Mansfield) released a list of 48 Republican House members and nominees backing him for speaker after last Friday’s “reform” group meeting. After seven rounds of voting, Cook ...