A three-judge panel began presiding over a nine-day trial on whether Texas can use its newly redrawn congressional map for the upcoming 2026 elections at the Albert Armendariz Sr. U.S. Courthouse in ...

A raft of new state laws will take effect Thursday, Jan. 1. One of the most significant is Senate Bill 38, a measure that supporters say will make it easier to remove squatters from homes and ...

Starting Jan. 1, Texans will see changes with 33 new laws that touch numerous issues from immigration enforcement to artificial intelligence. Over 800 laws from the last legislative session took ...

Some of the constitutional amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot are head scratchers - and not just because voters need to think about how they want to cast their ballots. From jargon-laced proposals about ...

The Texas Capitol seen on Monday, June 30, 2025. Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, bringing wide-ranging changes to the state's education system, law enforcement, ...

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This summer, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed two bills that could streamline the process of removing unwanted individuals from a person's home, also known as squatters. Data on the scope of squatting is ...

Texas House District 87 Representative Caroline Fairly sat down with KAMR Local 4 News reporter Princess Bryant to talk about the aftermath of the Texas primaries, the upcoming November election, the ...

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