Republican lawmakers in the Texas Senate pushed forward a bill late Tuesday that would allow public school teachers to pray ...

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Republican State Sen. Tan Parker said Senate Bill 965 merely codifies a U.S. Supreme Court ruling protecting the free ...

The Texas Senate passed a bill that would ban food stamp recipients from buying things like soda, chips and candy.

Proponents say taxpayer money shouldn't subsidize junk food. Critics say it could exacerbate hunger in places without easy ...

Texas Senate Republicans passed Senate Bill 8, which requires sheriff's in the largest counties to enter into agreements with ...

State Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas) authored Senate Bill 1442, which would expand telehealth to veterinary medicine. Texas law currently bans vets from treating patients if they haven't had a ...

Unwilling to be outdone by its neighbor, Texas Senate passed a bill that would require the Ten Commandments be posted in ...

Paxton is a favorite of hard-right Republican activists who strongly influence GOP primaries. He beat a 2023 impeachment ...

LUBBOCK — Telehealth is going to the dogs. Or, at least, state Sen. Nathan Johnson wants it to. The Dallas Democrat has proposed legislation that would expand telehealth practices to veterinary ...

Animal health care experts raised concern that telehealth would lead to misdiagnosis and erode what little care already exists in rural Texas. Genna Deleon, a vet technician, holds Roco, an 11 ...

Rep. Luna wants remote voting for new parents. The Speaker says no.