Texas senators approved several bills Monday, one of which included another attempt at blocking hemp-derived THC products.

Representative Nicole Collier's overnight stay stemmed from Republicans in the Texas House requiring returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called “permission slips.”

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Our children’s lives were cut short because the safeguards in place were not enough,” a spokesperson for the Campaign for Camp Safety said in a news release. “We are asking lawmakers to make sure no other family ever has to endure the pain we have lived with every day since July 4th.

More than 20 bills that would restrict restroom use for transgender people have been proposed since 2015, but their language — and reception — have shifted.

The effort is intended to help the G.O.P. win five more U.S. House seats in the midterm elections. Other states, red and blue, are likely to redraw their own maps.

A new survey from the Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center at Texas Southern University sheds light on where Texas voters stand as the 2026 U.S. Senate primaries approach. The poll,

The survey also showed former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, not yet a declared candidate, leading former Congressman Colin Allred by double digits in a hypothetical Democratic primary matchup.