Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 10, even though a similar Louisiana law was deemed unconstitutional. Supporters say Christianity is core to U.S. history.
Sameea Kamal
Sameea Kamal is an Austin-based reporter covering politics. She previously covered California state politics for CalMatters, focusing on democracy, representation and government transparency. Before that, Sameea was a fellow with Investigative Reporters and Editors, a news desk editor at the Los Angeles Times, and a digital editor at the Center for Public Integrity. Sameea previously reported on local news in Southern California, where she grew up. She earned her bachelor’s degree in mass communications with a minor in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley, and her master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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Congress
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins race for top Democratic slot on powerful House oversight panel
“Our work cannot be solely reactive,” Crockett told her colleagues, pitching herself as the most effective messenger among the Democratic hopefuls.
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Texas Legislature 2025
Effort to curb personal injury lawsuit payouts dies in the Texas Legislature
The goal of the bill, according to the author, was to curb “nuclear verdicts” — ones that award victims $10 million or more.
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Texas Legislature 2025
Texas moves close to ban on some land sales to foreigners
The Legislature has approved a conference committee report that lists sales to certain people from China, North Korea, Russia and Iran as threats to national security.
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Texas Legislature 2025
New limits for personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits may become a reality in Texas
The House made changes to the proposal that leave open ways for victims to be compensated beyond medical bills.
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Texas Legislature 2025
Overriding a Texas governor’s veto can be impossible. Lawmakers are trying to change that.
The state constitution’s legislative calendar — not a vote threshold — makes it hard to overrule the governor. Legislators are crafting an amendment that would make more overrides possible.
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Texas Legislature 2025
Prayer period in schools backed by Texas Legislature
A House vote showed broad support for the measure that would let districts set aside time for prayer or religious study.
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Demographics
Federal trial opens to determine whether Texas discriminated in redrawn redistricting maps
The trial in El Paso will hear a challenge over the redistricting maps drawn by the Legislature that are based on the 2020 census.
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Texas Legislature 2025
Texas House bill on lawsuits shelved after critics label it harmful to free speech
House Bill 2988 was centered on who pays the legal fees of those who successfully defend themselves against libel or defamation lawsuits.
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Texas Legislature 2025
Texas House advances bill that would prohibit land sales to people and entities from certain countries
The legislation had only pertained to countries the government deemed national security threats. A last-minute change would let the governor add more countries to the ban.