Both chambers of the Texas Legislature have passed a bill banning students from forming LGBTQ+-focused clubs like GSAs in ...

Texas lawmakers are ordering all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert ...

Texas Senate Bill 1567, which outlaws some residential occupancy limits, would only apply to college towns with populations ...

The Texas Senate approves a $338 billion budget with funds for property tax relief, education, and infrastructure.

Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time? That is the question. And Texas lawmakers have wrongly said the answer is to spring ...

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Governor Greg Abbott recently signed a bill that would close a loophole that has raised the insurance rates of widows across the state ...

Senate Bill 541, known as the Texas Food Freedom Act of 2025, was recently signed into law, having some cottage food vendors excited about the changes. “It will benefit everyone because we can expand ...

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With the passage of House Bill 2298, Oklahoma joins a growing list of states granting nurse practitioners full practice ...

In Pennsylvania, lawmakers are writing legislation to fast-track permitting for data centers. It's viewed as an up-and-coming ...

Bill Clinton and James Patterson tell USA TODAY about "The First Gentleman," their new book where the president's husband is on trial for murder.