Texans Face Nation-Leading Crypto-Kiosk Losses as Regulators Reconsider Oversight
Texans lost more money to cryptocurrency-kiosk scams in 2025 than residents of any other state.
Texans lost more money to cryptocurrency-kiosk scams in 2025 than residents of any other state.
For most of a seven-and-a-half-hour hearing Wednesday, witness after witness told the House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs the same thing: Texas keeps paying to jail people whose real problem is untreated mental illness, addiction or homelessness, and the bill keeps coming back.
The Texas House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs will gavel in at 9 a.
During an appearance on the Texas Talks podcast with host Brad Swail, State Representative Mitch Little (R-Lewisville) voiced support for a state-level check on local prosecutors and detailed market-based approaches to address rural attorney shortages.
Texas lawmakers will address public safety concerns in the 2027 legislative session, as well as new areas of focus, including fraud prevention to access to legal services in rural communities.
A Travis County district judge has struck down administrative rules imposed by Attorney General Ken Paxton that required district and county attorneys in the state's largest jurisdictions to submit detailed operational reports.
The Robb Elementary School shooting shocked Texas and exposed failures in systems to protect children from school shootings.
A pair of West-Texas entrepreneurs are circulating findings from their research initiative focused on preventing school shootings and other forms of targeted violence, and are calling for a nationwide partnership among school districts, researchers, law enforcement agencies, and policymakers to build a more evidence-based approach to protecting students.
The Texas House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs will take invited testimony on the rollout of HB 33, the rules for standing up new police agencies, and how the state recruits and keeps officers.
State Representative Lacey Hull (R-Houston) outlined her core legislative priorities for the upcoming cycle on The Arena podcast, emphasizing a focus on local public safety, preventative healthcare systems, and digital safety standards for children.