Texas

Bear Creek State Park in Uvalde County will grant visitors access to streams, canyons, and hiking trails along the Frio River.

House Bill 2038 makes it easier for foreign doctors to get licensed in Texas — but not all are allowed.

Senate Bill 17 will bar people tied to China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia from buying most Texas real estate, including farmland, homes and commercial property.

State Rep. Briscoe Cain kicked off what operatives expect to be a flurry of campaign announcements with a bid for Houston's 9th Congressional District.

Senate Bill 8, which now heads to the House floor, would restrict which bathrooms in government buildings transgender people would be allowed to use.

The Double Up Food Bucks program can cut produce costs in half, up to a $60 total value, for SNAP recipients at participating grocery vendors and farmers markets.

Texas cities and counties have already had their budgets compressed by a variety of factors, including the state's current property tax limits.

Some food industry experts hope the state's law will play a role in influencing more federal regulation of food additives.

As Texas Republicans and California Democrats redraw U.S. House districts to their advantage ahead of next year's elections, they're potentially disrupting a rare partisan balance in American politics.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of 13 Texas residents, states that the redrawn districts in the new map — which Gov. Greg Abbott says he'll "swiftly" sign into law — are racially discriminatory and violate voter protection laws