Complete coverage of the 83rd session of the Texas Legislature.

Apr 30, 2013

House OKs Testing Reduction for Younger Children

House OKs Testing Reduction for Younger Children

The Texas House has approved and sent to the Senate a bill reducing standardized testing for elementary and middle school students.

Apr 30, 2013

Senate Approves Guns in Cars on College Campuses

Senate Approves Guns in Cars on College Campuses

Texas college students who are licensed to carry concealed handguns would be allowed to keep their guns locked in their cars in campus parking lots under a bill advancing in the Legislature.

Apr 30, 2013

Exonerated Man Tells Legislature: Repeal Death Penalty

Exonerated Man Tells Legislature: Repeal Death Penalty

A man who spent 18 years on death row before a court exonerated him begged the Texas Legislature on Monday to repeal the death penalty.

Apr 30, 2013

Water Fund Bill Dies in Texas House

Water Fund Bill Dies in Texas House

A plan to transfer $2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund to create a water infrastructure bank failed Monday because the author broke a parliamentary rule about when such a bill could be considered.

Apr 29, 2013

AG: Same-Sex Marriage Benefits Unconstitutional

AG: Same-Sex Marriage Benefits Unconstitutional

The Texas attorney general says that local governments and school districts that offer marriage benefits to same-sex partners are violating the state constitution.

Apr 29, 2013

Guns on Campus Vote Coming This Week

Guns on Campus Vote Coming This Week

The Texas House has scheduled a vote this week on a bill allowing concealed handgun license holders to carry their guns into college classrooms.

Apr 29, 2013

House to Vote on Water Fund, Faces Criticism

House to Vote on Water Fund, Faces Criticism

A plan to set up a $2 billion state water fund is coming up for a vote, and some conservative activists are opposing it.

Apr 29, 2013

Lawmakers to Discuss Repealing Death Penalty

Lawmakers to Discuss Repealing Death Penalty

Texas lawmakers will hear testimony on a bill to repeal the death penalty.

Apr 26, 2013

Texas House OKs Emergency Spending for Schools, Fires

Texas House OKs Emergency Spending for Schools, Fires

The Texas House has given early passage to an $875 million spending bill that includes immediate relief for public schools and paying for wildfires that ravaged the state in 2011.

Apr 26, 2013

House Set to Vote on Texas Budget

House Set to Vote on Texas Budget

An $875 million spending bill that includes $500 million extra for public schools heads for a major vote in the Texas Legislature.

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