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Senate passes Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill.' When does no tax on overtime start in Texas?
Senate Republicans narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending reduction plan on Tuesday.
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Texas Senate Bill 6: A Bellwether On How States May Approach Data Center Energy Use
A new Texas law forces data centers to shoulder grid costs, disclose backup power, and prepare for emergency cutoffs. The ...
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Texas Senate Bill 17 Restricts Foreign Ownership of Real Property in the State
On May 31, 2025, the 89th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 17 (the Act), which is intended to address growing national ...
How long can Beto O'Rourke and Joaquin Castro wait on Senate race?
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, state Rep. James Talarico and former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke are among those who've said they may ...
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Texas Republicans vote to send GOP’s tax and spending megabill to Trump’s desk after threatening to tank it
Members of the state’s GOP delegation were among the loudest voices critiquing their own party’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” In ...
Want to know who Elon Musk's lobbyists wined and dined? It's a Texas-sized secret.
Musk's lobbyists spent thousands to wine and dine elected officials. But exactly how they accomplished Musk's goals is more ...
Chip Roy says Senate’s Medicaid cuts ‘a bit better’ than expected
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said during a recent interview that Medicaid cuts in the Senate-passed “big, beautiful bill” are a “bit better” than what he expected, but added that he still has ...
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Civil liberties organizations sue Texas over law requiring Ten Commandments display in public schools
Sixteen Texas families of multiple faiths and nonreligious backgrounds filed the case against multiple school districts ...