The Texas Newsroom

While protests in Houston, San Antonio and Dallas remained mostly peaceful, tensions flared in Austin Monday evening.

HB 186 missed a key procedural deadline Wednesday night, halting one of the nation's most aggressive social media restrictions for minors.

The Texas Senate on Friday advanced a $8.5 billion public school funding bill, moving it one step closer to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.

The Texas Senate passed the bill in March. It now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for approval.

The statue would depict a mother holding an unborn child, funded by private donations.

The state task force would analyze petroleum theft and recommend policy improvements to curb rising oilfield theft. The bill now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for approval.

The City of Starbase would encompass the SpaceX rocket testing and launch complex in South Texas. It could lay the groundwork for similar towns Musk plans to create here in the future.

Democrats had vowed to prevent the passage of any proposed constitutional amendments to try and force Republicans to amend the controversial school voucher bill. Republicans didn't give in.

The White House is expected to unveil a budget proposal that will, reportedly, aim to eliminate Head Start. The federally-funded program is designed to promote school readiness among young children from low-income families and serves more than 65,000 kids across Texas.

The Lone Star State reported the second-highest number of complaints and financial losses last year.