2019 Texas Legislature

It was last year on Sept. 6 that DPS surveillance video captured State Representative Alfonzo "Poncho" Nevarez at the Austin Bergstrom Airport as he…

On Sunday, September 1, a bevy of new laws went into effect in Texas. The Texas Legislature passed over 800 laws during the 2019 session that range from…

On Sept. 1, more than 800 new laws that passed in the last legislative session go into effect. Other laws signed by Gov. Greg Abbott went into effect…

From Texas Standard: Now that the 2019 legislative session is over, it's time to reflect on the legislators who impressed and those who disappointed....

Texas’ Compassionate Use Program (CUP) was first established in 2015. Its initial iteration was one of the country’s most restrictive. House Bill 3703…

Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law legislation legalizing hemp production and hemp-derived CBD products. But it could be awhile before there are fields of…

The Texas Senate bill bans any governmental entity from punishing a private business for its past donations to religious organizations. Critics condemned…

With less than two weeks left in the 86th legislative session, lawmakers are racing to have their bills considered, passed and sent to Gov. Greg Abbott’s…

The Texas House advanced a bill Monday that would expand the state’s medical marijuana program. The program, which is one of the most restrictive in the…

Texas begins redistricting in two years. The process will slice up Texas into political districts. When the districts are redrawn to benefit a particular…