This gives emergency items a ‘head start’ in the legislative process, allowing bills to be voted on and possibly signed ...

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In Texas Governor Greg Abbott's State of the State, he fast-tracked a bill for a vote to fund school choice and raise teacher ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has big plans for Texas, and despite a lingering power struggle within the state Republican Party, most of ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 Texas Senate priority bills, outlining several hot-topic issues he says ...

Before 1,100 attendees at the Arnold Oil Company in Austin, the governor announced seven of his top priorities ...

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The industry has boomed in recent years after hemp was legalized in 2019, but lawmakers have done little in the way of ...

Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid and more Texas stars appeared in an ad encouraging filming in Texas, ...

The governor’s State of the State address is key because it’s where he’ll declare his “emergency items” for the ongoing 2025 ...

Greg Abbott named seven emergency items including property tax cuts, water infrastructure and restricting bail.