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Lauren McGaughy/The Texas NewsroomAfter agreeing to some concessions, Musk got the OK from the West Lake Hills City Council to keep the fencing around his local home — with some changes. -
Michael Minasi/KUT NewsOn Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released his official proclamation announcing a special legislative session. Texas lawmakers will be back in Austin starting on July 21. The session, which originally looked like it would focus on regulating THC, now includes several emergency preparedness topics.
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The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay the judgment, either during the upcoming special session or during the next regular session. -
The ruling was a win for immigrant advocacy groups that sued over the president's order, which they say put thousands of lives at risk. -
Musk's lobbyists spent thousands to wine and dine elected officials. But exactly how they accomplished Musk's goals is more of a mystery. -
After three sessions, Texas lawmakers passed a bill last month that defines consent and fixes what advocates called a loophole in state sexual assault laws. -
Sixteen Texas families filed the case against multiple school districts across the state, asserting Senate Bill 10 violates the First Amendment. -
While Elon Musk took Washington, D.C., by storm, his company representatives and lobbyists were notching up big political wins in the heart of his vast business empire: Texas. -
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in most polls in the Republican Senate primary. But a recent poll on the 2026 general election shows former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, within striking distance of beating Paxton if he ends up being the GOP candidate. -
The decision issues some limits on the power of federal judges to universally block President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, asking lower courts to reconsider their rulings. -
The lawsuit says Senate Bill 10 "unconstitutionally pressures students into religious observance, reverence, and adoption of the state's mandated religious scripture." -
The bill garnered bipartisan support after a state study found remote work didn't decrease productivity. The law goes into effect Sept. 1.
