The 89th Texas Legislature adjourned June 2, enacting several new laws — including a few that may have flown under your radar ...

The 89th Texas Legislative regular session has concluded, allowing me the opportunity to update you about the session and ...

Officials with the city’s government relations department laid out numerous bills from the state’s 89th legislative session, ...

Robert Nichols is the state senator for Senate District 3. First elected in 2006, Nichols represents 18 counties, including much of East and Southeast Texas and part of Jefferson County. He can be ...

Conroe ISD teachers will see a pay boost in September thanks to action by Texas lawmakers, who allocated more than $4 billion ...

Texas Representative, Trent Ashby, advocated heavily for farmers, ranchers, and rural Texas land in this year's legislative session.

The 89th Texas Legislature adjourned earlier this month after weighing thousands of bills — but not all of them made it to ...

ISD employees will be awarded raises and retention bonuses in the 2025-26 school year—which begins Aug. 12 for ...

At the end of the session, Gov. Greg Abbott signed 1,155 bills into law on Monday, June 23. However, Abbott called for a ...

The Texas water supply is facing threats that could lead to severe shortages. State officials are working to mitigate this by passing water-related bills.

The latest 89th Legislative Session news from The Texas Tribune. By Paul Cobler, Graphics by Chris Essig June 30, 2025 As federal pandemic aid ends and sales tax revenues cool, analysts say it ...