Texas Senate

The state is investigating two major jackpots that have raised questions about the lottery system.

The senate committee on criminal justice is meeting Wednesday.

The Senate's District 25 and several House seats are on the ballot this year.

Texas senators got an update from universities on steps they are taking to comply with a new state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices and programs on their campuses. Lawmakers also heard testimony on free speech in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests.

The Democrat has also passed more bills than any legislator in the history of the state: ‘I do it by being bipartisan,’ she says.

The Republican-led House impeached the attorney general on 20 articles last month, making him only the third high-ranking official to be impeached in the state’s history.

With the House absent, the measures passed by the Senate have no way of clearing their final hurdles and becoming law.

The pair of attorneys said Thursday they have more than 100 years of combined experience and guaranteed Paxton will receive a fair trial.

If the proposed bill is passed, public schools would have to display the commandments in every classroom starting next school year.

Senate Bill 8, which would give parents state funds to pay for private schools, was approved by Texas Senators on Thursday.