Inside the Texas Legislature -- bills, votes, and committee action from the Texas House and Senate.
A collaborative beach cleanup on San Jose Island on May 16, 2026, successfully removed 1,430 pounds of litter, highlighting the persistent challenges of plastic pollution along the Texas Gulf Coast.
In a recent episode of the Texas Talks podcast, House Public Education Committee Chairman Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) reports that the state’s traditional public schools saw an enrollment decline of approximately 76,000 students for the 2025–2026 school year.
The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) published a commentary on May 14, arguing that Texas should reform its child support laws to require financial contributions from fathers beginning at the moment of conception.
The House Criminal Jurisprudence committee, chaired by Rep.
A coalition of 25 Texas state legislators has formally requested that the Public Utility Commission (PUC) pause a proposed $33 billion transmission expansion in the Permian Basin, according to a May 13 newsletter sent by Representative Ellen Troxclair (R-Fredricksburg).
Representative Matt Shaheen's nine-member committee will hear invited and public testimony on five interim charges — the first significant Texas House airing of election-administration questions ahead of the 2026 general election.
State Representative Hillary Hickland (R-District 55) said in a formal statement on social media that Texas’ rapid data center expansion must not come at the expense of natural resources or grid stability.
The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs met on May 11, 2026, to examine a routine but sometimes controversial municipal budgeting practice: the transfer of revenue from water and wastewater utilities into general funds for unrelated services.
State Senator Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound) detailed a comprehensive vision for Texas's future on The Arena podcast, characterizing the global competition for Artificial Intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and cybersecurity as the "modern space race".
A group of five Central Texas legislators sent a letter to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) on May 5, requesting a meeting to discuss their concerns with a proposed high-voltage transmission line in Bell County.