Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill in the regular legislative session that would have improved local governments’ ...

Introduction Electricity demand in Texas is growing at rates not seen in over 70 years, and is projected to continue ...

State Rep. Joe Moody represents El Paso in the Legislature. He co-authored House Bill 13, which would have created a grant ...

President Donald Trump got his wish, signing the much-debated "Big, Beautiful Bill" on July 4. The spending bill passed the ...

After the catastrophic flash flooding in central Texas on July 4, 2025, users online claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was ultimately to blame for the flood's 100 deaths due to ...

The governor and top emergency official in Texas are both members of a council advising the Trump administration on options ...

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President Donald Trump criticizes Democratic senators for bill that would require federal immigration officers to have ...

President Trump signed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" into law, enacting a comprehensive tax bill that affects tipped workers.

President Trump and Republicans in Congress are celebrating this holiday weekend after both the House and Senate passed what ...

Republican state representatives discuss what they expect to be done regarding the vetoed THC ban bill during the called ...