A bill that could give the city more oversight over the Dallas Police and Fire pension system’s strategy to fill its $3 billion shortfall was passed by the Texas Senate on Monday. Sen. Royce West, ...

Senate Bill 37 would limit the role and size of faculty senates and bar institutional racism, identity politics in core ...

A bill to require crash-rated safety bollards at hospitals across the state is one step closer to becoming law after clearing ...

State Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, chats in the Senate chamber of the Texas Capitol in Austin on Thursday, May 4, 2023. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) Months after a state court sided with the ...

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick emphasize that Senate Bill 38 is necessary to make it easier for courts ...

As conservative lawmakers seek to limit faculty senates, professors say SB 37 will create fear and invite political ...

The bills would exempt certain foods and essential medications from property and inventory taxes. Read to see how you could ...

Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) addresses comments made by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, talks tariffs and the plan to dismantle the Department of Educations. Then, Sen. Royce West talks about the ...

It now goes to the full Senate for a vote — possibly early next week, according to the bill’s author. Sen. Royce West met with the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, which voted 7-0 ...

Two Democratic senators, Roland Gutierrez and Royce West, signed on to Senate Bill 15 as co-authors. (The bill also has nine Republican co-authors.) The bill now moves to the Texas House of ...

During the senate debate, several lawmakers, including State Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas), said they worry the bill will hurt underrepresented groups like Black and LGBTQ students. "Race has always ...