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Gov. Greg Abbott called for a student to be expelled for celebrating Kirk鈥檚 death. Legal experts say the student鈥檚 speech is likely constitutionally protected.
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The governor signed Texas' Senate Bill 8 into law on Monday. The so-called "bathroom bill" prohibits people in many publicly owned spaces from using restrooms that don't align with the sex listed on their birth certificate. LGBTQ+ groups and advocates are calling the measure another attack on transgender Texans.
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The party鈥檚 executive committee approved a strategic effort that involves shifting its headquarters to Dallas, while maintaining an office in Austin, opening new offices in Houston, Amarillo, Eagle Pass, and potentially the Rio Grande Valley. Analysts say it will take years for the plan to pay dividends.
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The Center for American-Islamic Relations condemned an incident that took place at an Islamic learning center in McKinney, saying Gov. Greg Abbott bears responsibility because of his rhetoric.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took action on 14 bills Wednesday, signing all but one into law. Among those signed were measures aimed at increasing access to ivermectin and allowing private citizens to sue out-of-state abortion pill prescribers.
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The corporation behind a North Texas mosque's planned multipurpose development says it's reached an agreement with the Texas Workforce Commission resolving allegations that the development would discriminate against non-Muslims.
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Gov. Greg Abbott says the bill is aimed at preventing, "Sharia compounds鈥 he claims endanger Texans.
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Texas' governor issued an executive order Wednesday mandating age restrictions on consumable hemp products containing THC. This comes after Abbott's veto earlier this year of legislation that would have banned the products outright.
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Staff fired from the Texas Funeral Service Commission claim the head commissioner's advocacy for bills in the Texas Legislature presented an allegedly illegal conflict of interest. Legal and political experts say lobbying laws for regulatory agencies aren't so straightforward.
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The executive order comes after the Legislature ended a special session without the House, Senate and governor agreeing on restrictions.
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Letitia James, New York鈥檚 attorney general, said Texas has no authority to 鈥渋mpose its cruel abortion ban here.鈥
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Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have separately petitioned the Supreme Court of Texas to have 13 lawmakers declared to have abandoned their offices after they left the state for two weeks to temporarily prevent the passage of a Republican-led congressional redistricting plan.