State/Region

FINAL “PRIORITY BILLS” FILED IN SENATE AS DEADLINE PASSES

(Austin)  The last of the bills identified as priorities by the Lt. Governor were submitted before the deadline ...

Vidor

Vidor felon charged with illegally possessing firearms

To The Leader BEAUMONT, Texas – A 39-year-old Vidor, Texas man has been indicted by a federal grand ...

State/Region

SENATE ROLLS OUT DISASTER RESPONSE PACKAGE

(Austin)  Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and members of the Senate announced at a press conference Wednesday the filing ...

Nation/World

Report: Feds’ Biofuel Policy produced unintended environmental consequences

By Eric Galatas Texas News Service AUSTIN, Texas – A new report says the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, created to ...

State/Region

SENATE APPROVES TEACHER PAY RAISE AS FIRST BILL OF THE SESSION

(Austin)  Teachers would get a $5000 boost to their annual salaries as the Senate passed its first bill ...

Uncategorized

SENATE APPROVES ACROSS-THE-BOARD TEACHER PAY RAISE

(Austin) The Senate passed its first bill of the session Monday, one that would give every public school ...

News

LAWMAKERS BEGIN HEARINGS ON SCHOOL SAFETY

(Austin) The president of the Santa Fe School Board told members of the Senate Education Committee about his ...

State/Region

TEACHER PAY RAISE HEADS TO FULL SENATE

(Austin)  Texas teachers could see a five-thousand dollar annual pay increase under a bill unanimously approved by the ...

State/Region

LEGISLATION COULD END “SURPRISE BILLING” FOR MOST

(Austin)  The practice of billing insured patients excessive amounts for non-network care at in-network facilities could end if ...

State/Region

STATE APPEALS COURT STRIKES DOWN KEY OPEN GOVERNMENT PROVISION

(Austin) The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that a major provision in the Texas Open Meetings Act ...

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