Texas Legislature

The law allows private citizens to sue anyone who performs or helps someone get an abortion after roughly six weeks. If successful, the plaintiff could be awarded at least $10,000.

Some overlooked voting laws, permitless carry, and a ban on critical race theory are among the newly passed legislation. Reporters at NPR’s Texas Newsroom partner stations break down some of the key items.

From The Texas Tribune: A new state law will soon let most Texans carry handguns in public without going through training or having to get permits. Gov.…

In the partisan stand-off between Texas Democrats and Republicans over Republicans priority election overhaul bill, some of the most significant changes…

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that the second special legislative session will begin at noon Saturday — and with an expanded agenda.The 17-item…

With another big school in Texas leaving the Big 12 Athletic Conference, a decades-old issue is resurfacing. The multi-billion dollar Permanent University…

From Houston Public Media: When Texas House Democrats concluded they could not halt the progress of a bill placing tighter restrictions on voting in…

From KERA:After Texas was rocked by back-to-back mass shootings, some of the state’s top Republican leaders promised change. Gun safety advocates and…