A tort-reform bill that would discourage property owners from suing insurers over weather-related claims tentatively passed the Texas Senate on Tuesday.
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Patrick, Straus deadlocked over “bathroom bill”
In dueling press conferences Friday evening, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus revealed themselves at an impasse over bathroom regulations that could prompt Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session.
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Legislature opts to largely maintain cuts of therapy services for disabled children
The House grudgingly voted to accept the Senate’s supplemental budget proposal, which would not restore funding for disabled children’s therapy services.
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Lawmakers say Driver Responsibility Program repeal unlikely this session
A measure to repeal the widely unpopular program made it out of the House but died before hitting the Senate floor.
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Audit: Cruz did not properly disclose Goldman Sachs loans in 2012
The Federal Election Commission ruled that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz improperly disclosed several loans during his upstart 2012 Senate campaign.
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Liveblog: Scenes from the final days of the 85th legislative session
Now that the House and Senate have adjourned sine die, take a look back at the sights and sounds of the final days of the Texas legislative session. Here’s our live coverage.
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Texas lawmakers considered a lot of bills. Can you spot the real ones?
How close have you been paying attention during the 85th Texas Legislative session? Take this quiz to see how well you can distinguish between real bills and fake ones.
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Texas governor jokes about shooting reporters after signing gun bill
After signing a bill and testing out a few guns at a shooting range Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott held up his bullet-riddled target sheet and joked, “I’m gonna carry this around in case I see any reporters.”
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The Brief: It’s the Texas Legislature’s last weekend — for this session
As the Texas Legislature heads into its final weekend before the regular session ends Monday, lots of parts at the Capitol are still churning.
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Special session standoff
In these final days of the Texas legislative session, talk of a special session looms as members of the House and Senate disagree on which issues must pass before Monday.
