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The bill passed by the state senate is backed by “Make America Healthy Again” founder and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

TEXAS, USA — Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill last month allowing a referee, judge, or other official of an extracurricular ...

Senate Bill 10 mandates that a specific version of the Ten Commandments — the one that’s typically associated with Protestant ...

HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott signed three new bail reform bills in Houston on Tuesday at a packed Crime Stoppers event, with ...

All apps available through major app stores — such as Apple's App Store and Google Play — will require age verification for users in Texas. This ranges from social media platforms and games to utility ...

News Editorial Board calls on Texas Gov. Abbott to veto Senate Bill 3, which would ban hemp products and kill a nascent ...

A group of small business owners, veterans and farmers lugged 25 cardboard boxes filled to the brim with petitions against ...

Lawmakers passed more than 1,200 bills during the 89th Texas Legislature, nearly 800 of which were sent to the governor in ...

Texas lawmakers have voted to ban THC edibles, but will Gov. Greg Abbott sign it into law? A fierce debate has erupted around ...

Efforts to limit city debt and change bond election requirements didn't pass, paving the way for Project Marvel to move forward as planned.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott faces pressure on whether to veto a bill banning THC products as he signs bail reform legislation.