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Texas lawmakers weigh opening $5B energy fund to geothermal amid attacks on renewables
A Republican-authored proposal in the Texas legislature seeks to open up state funds aimed at encouraging fossil fuel ...
Texas prisons to have air conditioning by 2032 under new bill
The Texas House Committee on Corrections has finally listened to the concerns of those who are incarcerated in the state's 90 ...
Is a 'nuclear power renaissance' coming to Texas? House Bill 14 proposes to boost industry
House Bill 14 would set up a new state office to administer grants of up to $200 million to private companies to build ...
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Texas Bill Would Ban Road Diets, Congestion Pricing
A Texas state senator wants to prevent any discussion of congestion pricing and could suspend existing bike lane and sidewalk ...
Do cedar trees have more rights than homeowners? Texas lawmakers pushes new bills to remove protections
Read more Texas lawmakers are taking on cedar allergies during the 89th Legislative Session. Two bills, House Bill 3798 and ...
After outcry, Texas lawmakers tweak bill clarifying abortion ban exception
The bill had hit a stumbling block after abortion funds warned it could help revive a 19th century law that criminalizes ...
Texas bill could jeopardize Trinity Railway Express, the rail linking Dallas-Fort Worth
The public transportation options include light rail, bus routes and paratransit services, as well as the Trinity Railway ...
Texas Senate could give final approval this week to bill giving students taxpayer money to attend private school
Last week, the Texas House also passed a school funding bill, which, when paired with other measures, will infuse $9 billion in new money for public schools. Both Senators Hagenbuch and West praise ...
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Amended bill clarifying Texas abortion laws receives Senate panel approval
The revised bill, which seeks to clarify when a doctor can perform medically necessary abortions, aims to address concerns ...
Texas Senate gives first approval to bill restricting what bathrooms trans people can use
The Texas Senate gave first approval to a bill Wednesday that would restrict transgender people from being able to use and ...
Texas bill to allow ready-to-drink cocktails in grocery stores moves forward
The Texas Senate is considering a bill to allow spirit-based RTD cocktails in grocery stores. AUSTIN, Texas — Texans could ...