Texas Legislature

There are a handful of competitive seats in the Texas Legislature we’re watching as the November election approaches, inluding House District 112 stretching across north Dallas County. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan spoke to Rep. Angie Chen Button and her challenger newcomer Averie Bishop.

Ahead of next year’s legislative session, Texas lawmakers are hearing testimony about skyrocketing homeowners insurance rates. NBC 5 Responds reporter Diana Zoga takes a closer look.

Traditionally, the back-to-school season is synonymous with fall. But in Texas, it usually arrives amid peak summer heat.

In North Texas, the school year is already in full swing. However, a lawmaker is proposing a change to make sure schools don’t start until after Labor Day. This is to help students avoid the heat. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards explains more.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is joining Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s team as a senior advisor.

An ongoing feud dividing Texas leaders leaks into the budget-writing process.

It could be a bumpy road when lawmakers return to Austin next year. As NBC 5’s political reporter Phil Prazan shows us, a Republican-on-Republican feud is already erupting over the budget.

The new polling is expected to give a boost to Gov. Greg Abbott as he works to pass some form of school vouchers in Austin next spring. NBC 5’s David Goins has this update.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has formed a committee to ensure utility companies “respond more effectively to future storms.”

Chair of the Texas House Judiciary Committee, State Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, previewed new legislation he said he’d support that would hold accountable people accused of abusing children.

A call for action after a child sexual abuse scandal involving a nationally known Texas megachurch pastor and what some state officials want to do to protect victims and the fight for the gavel in the Texas House crosses party lines. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan and Gromer Jeffers with The Dallas Morning News bring you the latest in Texas politics.

State Rep. Jeff Leach (R-Plano) joined NBC 5’s Phil Prazan and The Dallas Morning News’ Gromer Jeffers to discuss the scandal surrounding former Gateway Church pastor Robert Morris and his push to protect victims of sexual abuse.

After Tuesday night’s runoff election, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s got the votes he needs to pass his school choice voucher program in the next session and that opponents “can no longer ignore the will of the people.”

Kansas is poised to require pornography websites to verify visitors are adults, a move that would follow Texas and a handful of other states despite concerns about privacy and how broadly the law could be applied.

A low-tax group is concerned Texas may be losing its low-regulation reputation with new rules on banks, insurance companies, social media giants, and other businesses.

Civil rights organizations in Texas have filed a formal letter with the United Nations, raising the alarm on a “deteriorating human rights situation” for LGBTQ+ people in the state.

A North Texas congressman wants to give the Lone Star State more authority over its southern border. Representative Roger Williams is introducing new legislation called the State of Texas Operational Protections Act, or ‘The Stop Act.’ NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman sized the bill up with a constitutional law expert.

Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX) is introducing a new bill called the State of Texas Operational Protections Act, to authorize Texas to enforce their southern border and be reimbursed from the federal government for doing so.

Some new Texas laws have not taken effect as lawsuits challenging the measures play out in the court system. Here’s a list.

Nearly three dozen new state laws go into effect Jan. 1, 2024. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen takes a look at a few, and some new fees for Fort Worth residents.