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Texas Senate Passes Bill to Improve Active Shooter Response Following Uvalde Failures

Three years after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the Texas Senate…

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Texas Senate Unveils Historic $8 Billion Education Funding Plan

Texas is on track to invest more money into public education this session than ever before, according to Senator Brandon…

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LONESTAR — 5.16.2025 — GOP Cuts Gender-Transitioning Funding — Abbott Requests Waiver to Prohibit 'Unhealthy SNAP Purchases' — and More...

Republicans are celebrating a legislative victory as a provision authored by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) to prohibit federal funding for…

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CCIA Urges Texas Senate to Reject HB 186 Over Legal and Constitutional Concerns

The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) urged Texas lawmakers to reject House Bill 186, warning that the proposal would…

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Texas Senate Advances Constitutional Amendment to Deny Bail for Violent Repeat Offenders

The Texas Senate approved a measure that will allow judges to deny bail to individuals accused of serious violent crimes…

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LONESTAR — 5.15.2025 — Crenshaw Pushes for U.S.-Mexico Alliance Against Cartels — Cornyn Attacks 'Crooked Ken' in New Ad — and More...

Rep. Crenshaw Pushes for U.S.-Mexico Alliance to Target Drug Cartels With illegal border crossings dropping, U.S. officials are shifting attention…

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Texas Senate Advances 'Uvalde Strong' Bill to Improve School Shooter Response

A bill born from the tragedy at Robb Elementary is moving forward in the Texas Legislature, aiming to overhaul how…

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LONESTAR — 5.14.2025 — Cruz Introduces Invest America Act — Nursing Home Protection Bill Passes — and More...

Senator Ted Cruz (R) announced a major step forward for his Invest America Act, a bill that would provide every…

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Texas Senate Considers Bill to Ban NDAs in Child Sex Abuse Settlements

A Texas Senate committee is weighing legislation that would prevent child abusers, and the organizations that shield them, from hiding…

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Texas House Votes to Get Rid of STAAR Exam in Schools

The Texas House has overwhelmingly approved a bill to eliminate the controversial STAAR exam, aiming to transform the way the…

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