Texas bill banning foreign countries from buying land sparks pushback in Senate committee hearing
SB 17, authored by Republican State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, said the goal is to protect national security and prevent foreign ...
Texas Senate committee advances bill to increase school safety funding to districts
Many school districts have struggled to afford the cost of complying with House Bill 3 from 2023, which requires schools to ...
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The Texas Senate wants more — and smaller — starter homes in new neighborhoods
The goal of the new legislation is to help drive down the cost of housing so that more Texans can afford homes.
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Texas Senate bills target nutrition standards in public schools, grocery stores
Senate Bill 314 would ban certain food additives from free and reduced-price meals served in public schools. Senate Bill 25 ...
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Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Passes The Senate
Today, the Texas Senate has passed SB 21, a bill aimed at creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the state, by a vote of 25 ...
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Texas House and Senate lawmakers have laid out their property tax cut proposals. How do they compare?
House and Senate lawmakers plan to spend at least $6 billion on property tax cuts, but haven't yet agreed on how much relief ...
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Congressman and Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Dies
Then-Houston mayor Sylvester Turner describes his bout with cancer in an interview at City Hall in Houston on Nov. 15, 2022. ...
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Texas’ DOGE committee takes inspiration from Musk’s federal operation
A few weeks after Elon Musk waved a chainsaw at a conservative gathering touting the Department of Government Efficiency’s ...