Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say Texas laws need to be updated to target a proliferation of AI-generated child ...

Should the New York strip steak be renamed the "Texas Strip" and take on the "official State Steak of Texas" honor? Or what ...

For four years while President Joe Biden was in office, Texas lawmakers passed a variety of state laws aimed at curbing ...

In giving each city a seat at the table, the bill would greatly reduce voting power for Dallas – which currently has eight ...

A Texas Republican has filed a bill that would criminalize transgender people who mislead the government or an employer by ...

The bill "will lead to stunningly better outcomes for a number of our 775,000 school children with disabilities," the ...

Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive systems in the nation, where private collection ...

A recurring complaint we hear from police in Dallas is that they arrest dangerous people only to see them released from jail ...

The Town of Trophy Club hit a significant milestone in 2025. The municipality celebrated its 40th anniversary with a ceremony ...

The Giving Machine made stops in three North Texas cities during the 2024 holiday season and raised $634,000 for seven local and global charities, the organization announced March 11.

The legislative measure would require food products sold in Texas to note on the label any ingredients that are banned in other countries.

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