TEXAS SENATE

Philip Jankowski from the Dallas Morning News joins NBC 5 with the details.

The bill prohibits Texas public universities from having diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and employees on campus.

Keep an eye on your mailbox as 2023 property value notices are being sent out by the Tarrant Appraisal District. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen reports some homeowners are not happy with what they’re seeing.

Property value notices for Tarrant County property owners were sent out last week by the Tarrant Appraisal District and began arriving at homes on Saturday.

A bill that would ban hairstyle discrimination is one step closer to becoming law.

A bill that would ban hairstyle discrimination is one step closer to becoming law in Texas. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports on the CROWN Act’s progress through the Texas Legislature and we hear from the bill’s author from Garland.

Philip Jankowski with the Dallas Morning News explains what it would mean for Texas if this law goes into effect.

The Texas Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to a bill that aims to ban teaching critical race theory from classrooms and lessons on public college campuses.

Lawmakers in Austin are working on bills that would beef up security at school districts in rural areas where police officer shortages make keeping school safety a real challenge.

House lawmakers in Austin passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow school districts in rural counties to hire extra security for their campuses.

Philip Jankowski from the Dallas Morning News tells us about these plants that would serve as a backup generator for the Texas power grid.

Texas House lawmakers must make decisions about their more than $300 billion bi-annual budget plan. There have already been more than 300 amendments filed and one could give a tell tale sign of where lawmakers stand on school choice.

Texas House Represenatives have filed a bill that would prohibit funding for school vouchers and education saving accounts.

Education will be front and center in a Texas Senate committee meeting March 22. One of the biggest issues will be a debate over school choice, one that polarized supporters and detractors of the proposal.

A Texas bill limiting the state’s power to impose mask, vaccine mandates is moving forward in the Senate.

There is a lot of talk at the Texas Capitol these days about lowering property taxes. And the plans are now on paper as bills have been filed in both the House and the Senate. NBC 5 political reporter Julie Fine explains what’s on the table and how much homeowners might save.

The Texas House will pass a sweeping property-tax relief package this session that includes tighter appraisal caps that apply to all kinds of property, not just homes, Speaker Dade Phelan said Thursday.

State Republican leaders have been promising to use an unprecedented budget surplus to lower local property taxes, but the details of the relief package are not yet ironed out.

Texas Senate Bill 2 would change state law, again making voting illegally a felony in Texas.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick released Monday afternoon the Top 30 bills to be tackled by the Texas Senate, a list that targets property tax reform, higher education and children’s safety, among other priorities.