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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A federal appeals court in New Orleans heard oral arguments this week in a significant First Amendment case, after it vacated its initial panel decision and ordered a rehearing of the case that ...

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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 ...

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 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Abilene Christian University (ACU) a construction permit for its Molten Salt Research Reactor facility, which will be located on the university's ...

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 ...

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 ...