Posted on · Garcia said that the motivation behind this bill was the fact that so many workers have died of heat exhaustion, or heat-related illnesses.
Posted on · The push to steel Texas against new federal rules comes as gun violence nationwide — including a recent shooting in Bryan — has sparked Democrats to call for an assault weapons ban and stronger background checks, among other changes.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: How HISD should spend new state funds, reviewing the bills Gov. Abbott vetoed, looking back at the Beaumont race riots of 1943, writer Elliot Ackerman returns to where he fought in Iraq, and an update on Houston sports.
Posted on · An official with Health and Human Services says the more than 2,300 children separated from their parents at the border as a result of a zero-tolerance policy on illegal crossings won't be immediately reunited with their families.
Posted on · Cruz's Protect Kids and Parents Act would require the federal government to keep immigrant families together "absent aggravated criminal conduct or threat of harm to the children."
Posted on · New legislation to Trump administration from separating immigrant children from their parents
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott is working to defeat three incumbent Republican House members who crossed him on ethics legislation during the regular session last year. If he doesn't win, they'll be back — with scores to settle
Posted on · Ed Hirs, an economics lecturer at the University of Houston, discusses the new tax legislation, and our local experts discuss the political implications.
Posted on · There's been a huge debate about immigrants in the U.S. illegally, but the administration is looking to cut the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country by half.
Posted on · A bill passed Friday in the Texas House that would limit and restrict immunizations to children taken into state custody.
Posted on · The state Senate Wednesday unanimously approved a bill dubbed "David's Law" that's aimed at curbing teen suicides by cracking down on cyberbullying.
Posted on · A major source of division among cities and state officials is differing opinions on what local control means — and to whom it provides the power to govern.
Posted on · Is it an idea whose time has come, or just sour grapes? After watching his Democrats lose two presidential elections in 16 years despite winning the popular vote, Congressman Gene Green of Houston wants to abolish the Electoral College. Rep. Green last month introduced legislation in the U.S. House calling for a Constitutional Amendment to […]
Posted on · Texas has a long history of lawsuits over public school funding, with the latest saga reaching the Texas Supreme Court. But one of the earliest chapters starts with one family on the west side of San Antonio. In part one of our series, we explore how the legal fight started by Demetrio Rodriguez continues today.
Posted on · The "Home Rule" provision in the state's constitution allows municipal ordinances that don't conflict with state or federal law. But lawmakers in Austin have the power to trump them.