Texas Legislature

We’re tracking the status of major bills through the final stretch of the session.

Dallas-based Half-Price Books spoke out against the bill, which would expose booksellers to lawsuits over materials deemed inappropriate for minors.

The Texas Legislature has already passed a bill requiring age verification to download apps and is seriously considering another to ban children from social media.

During his full-throttle push to pass private school vouchers this legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott repeatedly claimed that funding for public schools 'is at an all-time high.' A TPR fact-check found that to be misleading, based on an analysis of state data and expert interviews.

House Bill 4 would make the test shorter and base scores on how students' performance compares to national averages.

The Texas House voted 87-58 to approve Senate Bill 1257 on Monday. The measure requires health care providers who provide gender transition health care to also cover any care related to "adverse effects and reversals."

State Rep. Jeff Leach accused the Texas Senate of weakening a bill aimed at banning nondisclosure agreements for child sexual abuse cases.

Texas lawmakers are steps away from passing a bill that would prevent governments from enforcing extreme risk protection orders. Those allow firearms to be temporarily removed from a person when they're deemed a serious risk of harming themselves or others.

The controversial legislation creates Education Savings Accounts, which will allow Texas parents to use public funds toward private education costs.

The Texas House is considering a bill to abolish May elections, which have the lowest turnout of any election.