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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The Biden-Harris Administration has issued a new executive order (EO) taking aim at 3D-printed firearms and “machine gun conversion devices.” President Joe Biden made the announcement Thursday that he ...

With only months left in office as Harris County’s top law enforcement officer, Democratic District Attorney Kim Ogg stepped across the political aisle to address a local conservative group on bail ...