/tags/89th-texas-legislature 89th Texas Legislature en-US Copyright Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:20:37 GMT /education/2025-07-14/texas-child-advocacy-child-at-risk-legislature The Texas advocacy group Children at Risk says it chalked up nearly a dozen legislative wins in the 89th session. But it saw some losses, too. Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:20:37 GMT /education/2025-07-14/texas-child-advocacy-child-at-risk-legislature Bill Zeeble /texas-news/2025-07-14/texas-elon-musk-greg-abbott When we asked for the emails, the governor's office said some of the correspondence with the billionaire and his companies contains "intimate" information that isn't of "legitimate concern to the public." Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:13:39 GMT /texas-news/2025-07-14/texas-elon-musk-greg-abbott Lauren McGaughy /texas-news/2025-07-10/texas-flooding-legislature-special-session-thc-redistricting-abortion-floods-hill-country On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released his official proclamation announcing a special legislative session. Texas lawmakers will be back in Austin starting on July 21. The session, which originally looked like it would focus on regulating THC, now includes several emergency preparedness topics. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:23:35 GMT /texas-news/2025-07-10/texas-flooding-legislature-special-session-thc-redistricting-abortion-floods-hill-country Blaise Gainey /texas-news/2025-07-03/texas-elon-musk-tesla-spacex-lobbyist Musk's lobbyists spent thousands to wine and dine elected officials. But exactly how they accomplished Musk's goals is more of a mystery. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:59:35 GMT /texas-news/2025-07-03/texas-elon-musk-tesla-spacex-lobbyist Lauren McGaughy /texas-news/2025-07-02/texas-elon-musk-spacex While Elon Musk took Washington, D.C., by storm, his company representatives and lobbyists were notching up big political wins in the heart of his vast business empire: Texas. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:08:43 GMT /texas-news/2025-07-02/texas-elon-musk-spacex Lauren McGaughy /government/2025-06-27/fair-park-state-funding-community-park-south-dallas The project is expected to break ground in August 2026. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:07:04 GMT /government/2025-06-27/fair-park-state-funding-community-park-south-dallas Penelope Rivera /politics/2025-06-27/is-thc-as-dangerous-as-lt-gov-dan-patrick-makes-it-out-to-be Although Patrick and hemp industry leaders have quarreled over the risks and benefits of THC, cannabis researchers say it can be addictive but doesn’t usually cause widespread psychosis or brain damage. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-06-27/is-thc-as-dangerous-as-lt-gov-dan-patrick-makes-it-out-to-be Hayden Betts | The Texas Tribune, Atirikta Kumar | The Texas Tribune /government/2025-06-26/texas-property-law-epic-city-abbott The new law challenges the business structure of developments like EPIC City. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:22:00 GMT /government/2025-06-26/texas-property-law-epic-city-abbott Penelope Rivera /education/2025-06-26/north-texas-parents-lawsuit-commandments-classrooms The lawsuit says the law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments "unconstitutionally pressures students into religious observance, reverence, and adoption of the state’s mandated religious scripture." Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:04:00 GMT /education/2025-06-26/north-texas-parents-lawsuit-commandments-classrooms Olla Mokhtar /government/2025-06-25/special-session-thc-north-texas-hemp-abbot-veto Lawmakers are expected to hold a special session next month to set new regulations on the state's multi-billion dollar hemp industry. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:04:00 GMT /government/2025-06-25/special-session-thc-north-texas-hemp-abbot-veto Penelope Rivera, James Hartley