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State Sen. Bob Hall laid out a bill in a Senate State Affairs Committee hearing on Monday with one purpose: ending the Texas Lottery. In a lengthy speech, the Edgewood Republican summarized all ...

The Texas State Capitol is seen on the first day of the 87th Legislature’s third special session on September 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images) After the 2023 bill ...

At least three women have died as a result of the state’s abortion ban, but sure, let’s memorialize an unborn fetus instead!

Republicans in the Texas Legislature are moving ahead with plans to erect an eight-foot bronze statue on the grounds of the ...

If approved by the Senate and House, the “Texas Life Monument" would join dozens of other monuments and memorials already on the Capitol grounds. The Texas Senate on Thursday approved a proposal to ...

Republicans in the Texas Legislature are moving ahead with plans to erect an eight-foot bronze statue on the grounds of the State Capitol to celebrate the pro-life movement in Texas that ...

GOP lawmakers have found a new way to celebrate Texas' ban on abortion— a proposal to construct an eight-foot statue of a woman holding her womb at the state capitol.

GOP lawmakers have found a new way to celebrate Texas' ban on abortion—a proposal to construct an eight-foot statue of a woman holding her womb at the state capitol. The bronze statue from ...

The Texas State Capitol in Austin on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN — Legislation creating rules that spell out how state agencies can allow employees to ...