Texas laws

The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state's 2021 maps have asked the court to block the new GOP-approved districts from being used in the fast-approaching midterms.

Statewide appeals court justices heard oral arguments Wednesday in Attorney General Ken Paxton's appeal of a ruling against his office that would temporarily stop him from enforcing case reporting rules against primarily Democratic elected attorneys in the state's most populous counties.

A majority of the proposed constitutional amendments address tax cuts for homeowners and businesses.

The governor signed Texas' Senate Bill 8 into law on Monday. The so-called "bathroom bill" prohibits people in many publicly owned spaces from using restrooms that don't align with the sex listed on their birth certificate. LGBTQ+ groups and advocates are calling the measure another attack on transgender Texans.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took action on 14 bills Wednesday, signing all but one into law. Among those signed were measures aimed at increasing access to ivermectin and allowing private citizens to sue out-of-state abortion pill prescribers.

Two dads helped lead Camp Mystic parents to advocate for new camp rules in the Texas Legislature. What they wanted most was to have their daughters back.

A group of eight state and national media organizations want the records in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's divorce case released to the public.

If this summer's special sessions were a midterm exam on disaster preparation, Texas lawmakers would probably get an A. But their final grade will depend on how changes are actually implemented — and how quickly that happens.

One of the nation's first doctors accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth under GOP-led bans was found to have not violated the law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office says, nearly a year after the state sued the physician.

The Texas Medical Board took issue with a former South Texas congressional candidate calling himself a doctor. He says he never claimed to practice medicine, and the board is infringing on his political speech.