Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — ...

Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...

According to TSTA, while Senate Bill 2 has an initial cost of about $1 billion, the bill is expected to balloon up to $6 ...

Only two Texas Democrats voted for the measure: Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez. Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., voted present, and no Republicans opposed the measure. The bill now heads to the Senate.

AUSTIN -- Budget estimates released Tuesday showed the cost of the Texas Senate's " school choice ... GOP lawmakers gave the proposal -- Senate Bill 2 -- a cozy reception in the Senate's Education ...

The Texas Senate kicked off what will likely be ... The Senate education committee is taking invited and public testimony in Austin on Senate Bill 2 in one of the first legislative hearings ...

Meanwhile, the Senate version of the bill, Senate Bill 1979 (SB 1979), is still pending approval. However, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. already claimed he would automatically veto the bill in ...

The exterior of the Texas Capitol seen from Congress Avenue ... including $154.1 billion in general revenue spending. Senate Bill 1 recommends spending $332.9 billion in all funds, with $151.6 ...

The senator lamented that the discussion around Senate Bill (SB) 1979 has been clouded by fake news and disinformation, with groups raising concerns about concepts that are not even included in ...

Senate Bill 1, announced Wednesday, is a sweeping higher education package rising from the ashes of the contentious Senate Bill 83, which died at the end of the last two-year legislative session.

The committee report contained Senate Bill No. 1979 known as the “Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023.” “In light of the recent feedback and numerous concerns raised on Senate ...