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A Texas GOP lawmaker wants a state takeover of Austin but can't offer specifics on how it would work
The bill from Houston-area Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain isn't the first attempt to undermine local control in Austin.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott applauds Trump as he signs order abolishing Education Department
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott applauded Thursday as he watched President Donald Trump sign an executive order to ...
Texas Mini-DOGE Dismissed as 'PR Exercise'
President Donald Trump established DOGE, led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, shortly after his inauguration in January. DOGE ...
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Texas Legislature considers creating cyber command center to defend state from cyberattacks
The government entity would be tasked with creating a strategy to anticipate and detect cyber threats and promote ...
Are new religious displays coming to Texas schools? Here's how the Senate is paving a way.
Texas Senate OKs proposal to carve out prayer time in school, nears final vote on mandatory display of Ten Commandments in ...
Texas lawmaker takes on billions of DEI dollars – but not without a showdown
One Texas state representative is taking a page from President Trump, exposing diversity, equity and inclusion government spending, but Democrats and Republicans alike stand in the way.
Bill to abolish state parks department filed by rep on Texas’ version of DOGE
House Bill 4938, filed March 13 and sponsored by Rep. Pat Curry (R-Waco), seeks the “abolishment of the Parks and Wildlife ...
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Texas Senate passes bill requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in public-school classrooms
Senate Bill 10 passed the Republican-led upper house late Wednesday on a party-line vote. Democrats condemned the measure as ...
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Trump administration drops challenge to Texas law targeting people who illegally cross the border
Senate Bill 4, the Texas law that makes illegally crossing the border a state crime, will continue to be challenged by two ...
Texas governor requiring state employees return to office full-time: 'Present and engaged'
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will require state employees to return to the office full-time and in person, five days a week. The ...
After funding freeze, refugee dollars flowing to Texas again but program's fate uncertain
After a six-week freeze, the federal government released $47 million to Texas for refugee services. But the fate of the ...
New iWatchTexas feature to report ‘hostile foreign actors’ in Lone Star State
The State of Texas’ iWatchTexas Community Reporting System app has been tweaked to allow the reporting of suspicious ...