Texas Legislature

Rep. Andy Hopper was elected in November to represent District 64 in the Texas House. The 48-year-old completed his first legislative session as a state lawmaker earlier this month. He spoke with The Texas Newsroom about his life before becoming a part of the 89th Texas Legislature.

Staff will learn Wednesday whether their positions are being eliminated or changed.

Advocates said the legislation, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, is the largest state-funded psychedelic research initiative in history.

A group of homeowners used the law in 2019 to stop Austin's attempt to rewrite rules about what can be built and where.

Three related bills prompted substantial discussions in the Texas House and Senate this year. Two passed.

House Bill 2 includes $4.2 billion for pay raises and nearly $2 billion to overhaul special education.

Texas’ Senate Bill 13 empowers school boards to decide which books are permitted in their school libraries. It also allows parents to submit a list of books their children are prohibited from checking out.

Senate Bill 8 would require sheriffs running a jail to have a formal partnership with the federal immigration agency.

A group of small business owners, veterans and farmers lugged 25 cardboard boxes filled to the brim with petitions against Senate Bill 3 to the governor’s office on Monday.

State lawmakers filed four bills to outlaw guaranteed income programs this legislative session. None of the bills made it to the governor’s desk.