2011 Special Session

The Senate's version of a bill to criminalize intrusive pat-downs by federal agents with the Transportation Security Administration has died in the House,…

If signed by the governor, new language in Senate Bill 6 would give school boards more control over instructional materials at the local level. But school…

This story featured additional reporting from Beth Brown.Gov. Rick Perry this evening announced the addition of TSA anti-groping legislation to the agenda…

Gov. Rick Perry has added controversial immigration and homeland security measures to the agenda for the special legislative session that began last…

A bill that would give school districts the power to furlough teachers and unilaterally cut their pay cleared a major hurdle in the Texas Senate today. SB…

Dozens of teachers, parents, students and public education advocates protested underneath the Capitol Dome today, urging state lawmakers to spend more of…

The Senate Finance Committee made quick work of the omnibus fiscal matters bill SB 1 yesterday, kicking it out in the mid-afternoon after several hours of…