The Texas Senate, by nearly unanimous votes, has passed a package of bail reform legislation that would authorize judges to deny bail to people without legal status to be in the U.S. who are ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 anticipated priority bills for the Texas Senate, outlining a number of hot-button, culture war issues that he said will bolster President Donald ...

The bills now head to the House for consideration. The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed onto the House multiple legislation that would change bail laws. Credit: Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune ...

The Texas Lottery Commission says it's actively investigating the claims. After a contentious Senate Finance Committee meeting, multiple Texas Senators believe the Texas Rangers or the Attorney ...

(The Center Square) – The Texas Senate passed a bipartisan bill with nearly unanimous support to implement statewide bail reform. Gov. Greg Abbott listed bail reform as an emergency item for the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Senate recently passed its version of a school choice program with Senate Bill 2. The proposed legislation calls for education savings accounts — a voucher-like ...

The Texas Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to pass new criminal justice legislation that would further restrict cashless bail and keep more defendants in jail, including undocumented ...

A Texas Senate bill filed on Tuesday would provide long-term pay raises to teachers based on years of experience, expand a state program that offers raises to instructors based on student ...

The Texas Senate passed a trio of proposals Wednesday to further restrict bail, sending the “bail reform” package to the House of Representatives. The proposals, which received bipartisan ...

The Republican-led Texas Senate passed one of Gov. Greg Abbott's top legislative priorities Wednesday: school choice. The vote came closely along party lines, 19-12. It came after hours of debate ...

The Texas Legislature is once again poised to dole out property tax relief. Senate Joint Resolution 2 and SB 4 — not to be confused with the SB 4 passed during the last legislative session that ...

Three proposals aimed at narrowing who can receive bail and controlling charitable bail organizations were passed by the Texas Senate on Wednesday, less than two weeks after they were filed.