Politics & Government

House Bill 300, filed by state Rep. Donna Howard of Austin, has received widespread bipartisan support.

People have mixed feelings about tiny homes, but Dallas leaders are considering funding their construction to help house the homeless.

During a hearing this week over a contentious bill, one local GOP lawmaker became the butt of a joke.

Texas prides itself on being ultra-conservative, but Oklahoma is giving us a run for our money.

A bill may be needed to allow Texas cities the local control needed to ban the sale of single-use plastic water bottles at their own golf courses.

City Council member Jesse Moreno says he’s done a lot for Dallas’ District 2 since elected in 2021. Sukhbir Kaur, his opponent, says he hasn’t done enough.

Dallas Fire-Rescue trainees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. The Dallas Fire Fighters Association President says there should be alternatives.

Bills that could restrict drag shows and ban library books are making their way through the Texas Legislature.

U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett of Dallas appeared on Morning Joe to discuss her upcoming tour of the building where the Jan. 6 prisoners are held.

From Jan. 6 insurrectionists to Patriot Front propagandists, Texas is a hotbed for white supremacy and extremism.

Bump stock sales have resumed in Texas, worrying gun-control advocates. Meanwhile, gun rights advocates say they’re still “in the crosshairs of the federal government.”

Library books, social media, gender-affirming care and separation of church and state are all targets of Sen. Paxton’s during the current legislative session.

Tyler Republican Rep. Matt Schaefer’s proposed House Bill 20 is unconstitutional and would lead to racial profiling, some say.

Dallas is working to install 40 air quality monitors throughout the city by the end of the year that will give residents a better understanding of what their air is really like.

A new bill filed by a conservative Texas lawmaker Steve Toth would give drag show opponents a new reason to “be the police,” the owner of a Dallas gay bar says.

A new attack ad takes aim at Uvalde U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, whom the Republican Party of Texas recently censured.

Residents in Dallas’ Tenth Street Historic District want the city to do more to protect their neighborhood.

Some Texas Republicans are locking horns over a bill that would create a referendum on secession.

Drag shows are under attack this legislative session. Now, the Texas Comptroller is coming after them too.

You may not be aware that such a thing as water cremation exists, but it might soon be legal in Texas.

Residents of North Texas will have to wait a little longer to make that quick trip up north for a package of cannabis peanut butter cups as Oklahoma voters reject legalizing recreational marijuana.

In a new effort to increase affordable housing, Dallas is looking for someone to run its $3 million master leasing program.