A little-used state program is enabling landowners to set aside water for ecosystems in a system built on strong private property rights.
Lawmakers approved numerous bills to help his companies, including a shield against shareholder lawsuits and changes to highway and airspace usage around his SpaceX facility.
The growth of cities between San Antonio and Austin, separated by 75 miles, is creating one massive metro region.
A new law extends the lottery for several years. Its fate had been in doubt due to some questionable practices.
A series of new laws expanded workforce programs through high schools, community colleges and apprenticeships.
The package will offer more support for ROTC, increase scholarships, guarantee in-state rates for ROTC participants and give early access to registration for students in military-related programs.
The state is devoting $50 million to a research consortium looking into the effects of ibogaine, an illegal drug being touted by surprising psychedelics champion Rick Perry, a former governor.
Abbott has won a number of major legislative victories over the past couple of sessions, including a long-awaited expansion of school choice this year. His re-election next year is all but assured.
Texas offered the benefit for 24 years. The move came in response to a federal lawsuit, but state leaders hailed it as a win.
Texas property owners can use nearly as much water under their land as they want. That’s unlikely to change even as the state approaches a crisis.
The proposal, which cleared the Texas House over the weekend, would increase state oversight of universities and place restrictions on what professors can teach.
The South accounts for nearly half the nation's new HIV diagnoses. Prevention programs are trying to stem the tide, and in Dallas County, they're working — but now they're facing funding cuts.
The lottery could expire this summer without legislative action. Despite its problems, it provides billions to schools and veterans.
A bill passed by the state Senate would allow the state attorney general to freeze sales and property tax revenues if a city or county passes laws that don’t conform with state policies.
Gov. Greg Abbott has brought school vouchers to Texas. It's an achievement that can be studied by politicians of all parties.
New legislation would shield officers from prosecution for acts taken in the line of duty. Critics say no one should be unaccountable.
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