New changes have been proposed for the compensation air travelers receive following flight disruptions or cancellations. The Biden administration is working on new regulations to require airlines to...
Bill Proposes Pension Increase for Survivors
A bill currently in the Texas Legislature would change pension payouts to surviving family members of first responders who died in the line of duty. Senate Bill 2416, which is the same as House Bill...
GOP Accuses Mayorkas of Impeachable Conduct
Republican Congressional members have begun making the case that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has committed high crimes and misdemeanors, the standard for...
House Passes Ban on Sexually Explicit Books
The Texas House on Thursday passed a bill to ban sexually explicit books and other materials from school libraries. The bill now heads to the Senate. The legislation was a priority for Speaker Dade...
Texas Senate Passes $308B Spending Plan
The Texas Senate unanimously approved a two-year $308 billion budget on Monday — almost $6 billion more than the budget passed by the House. The two chambers will have to negotiate the differences...
House, Senate Spar Over Property Tax Reform
The Texas House of Representatives has passed a $12 billion proposal to reduce the state’s property taxes. Republican lawmakers have remained committed to reducing the property tax burden in Texas,...
Texas House Approves Bill for Canadian Drugs
The Texas House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would source prescription drugs from Canada. House Bill 25 passed with a nearly unanimous vote of 144 to one. Texas...
Bill Will Keep Students Out of Class
A Texas bill that could potentially make it easier to kick students out of class was discussed Wednesday in a Senate education committee hearing. Senate Bill 245, authored by Sen. Charles Perry...
Feinstein Asks for Temp Amid Calls to Resign
In light of her extended absence from Washington, D.C. due to illness, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) asked to be temporarily replaced on the Judiciary Committee this Wednesday. The 89-year-old's...
TX House Votes on Fentanyl Testing Strips
State lawmakers in Texas advanced legislation in a 143-2 vote to legalize testing strips that can detect fentanyl, a bill that would override existing state drug laws if enacted. Texas House...
Tracing the Leak of Secret War Documents
Last Thursday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin learned that highly classified documents from the Pentagon pertaining to the Ukrainian war and more had been leaked online. Assistant to the Secretary...
Alito Temporarily Extends Abortion Drug Access
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a timeout Friday in the swirling legal battle over an abortion drug. Alito issued an administrative stay after Texas federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk...
EPA Makes Move Toward 50% Electric Vehicles
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently unveiled new federal emissions standards to curb harmful air pollution and accelerate America's transition to electric vehicles (EVs). The EPA’s...
Top Lawmakers Access Biden, Pence, Trump Docs
The collection of congressional leaders known as the "Gang of Eight" have finally been given access to the classified documents that were found at the private offices and residences of President Joe...
FBI Arrests Guardsman Suspected of Leaking Secret Documents
The FBI on Thursday arrested a man who allegedly leaked hundreds of classified Pentagon documents, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a press briefing. Jack Teixeira, 21, a member of the...
Biden Ends COVID-19 National Emergency
President Joe Biden officially terminated the COVID-19 national emergency on Monday. The emergency declaration had been in place for three years. "On Monday, April 10, 2023, the President signed...
Bill to Remove ‘Rogue’ DAs Passes Senate
A bill that would allow for the removal of district attorneys who institute non-prosecution policies has passed the Texas Senate with bipartisan support. Senate Bill 20, authored by Sen. Joan...
Women’s Sports Group Urges Biological Rule
A national women’s sports organization sent a display truck to the Women’s Final Four in Dallas, calling on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to institute a biological rule...
Former Senator Slams Tax Abatements
Former Texas senator and candidate for governor Don Huffines has released a new paper advocating against the practice of taxpayer-funded corporate tax abatements. The paper was authored by Huffines...
Medicaid Resumes Eligibility Reviews
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is resuming Medicaid eligibility redeterminations after they were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. These redeterminations affected about...
Biden Rules Could Hurt Lower Income Families
The Biden administration has announced new regulations on air conditioners that some say will harm lower-income households. The new energy efficiency mandates, revealed by the Department of Energy...