The Driver Responsibility Program may soon be dead. But reform is unlikely for a...
After years of fighting, criminal justice reformers are on track to score a major victory this session: the death of a widely reviled program...
Bill Seen by Critics as Bid to Keep Texas from Becoming "Purple"
A bill making its way through the Texas Legislature is seen by critics as an attempt to keep the Lone Star State from becoming...
Summer Camp Season is Here! But Are Your Kids Really Safe?
In 2009, an 11-year-old boy was sexually abused during summer camp.
The boy said his camp counselor would perform “shower checks,” where he would touch...
Analysis: Welcome to Hell Week for the Texas Legislature
Here at the beginning of a week in which most bills in the Texas Legislature will die, the big priorities set out at the...
Texas House passes Senate bill seeking to ensure "free speech" on college campuses
Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune
The Texas House tentatively approved a bill Friday evening that would require public colleges and universities across the state...
Follow the Freshmen – Dead House Bills
Tenth in an ongoing series
The Follow the Freshman series has focused on how freshmen legislators communicate with their constituents through social media. With the...
This Texas bill that opponents say could lead to voter suppression has lost a...
Texas Republicans and advocacy groups typically on opposite sides of voting rights fights went into 2019 with one bit of electoral common ground —...
Texas Senate passes bill to kill program that critics say can trap poor people...
Texas may finally kill the widely unpopular Driver Responsibility Program, which critics say leaves low-income drivers with costly bills and without their licenses. A...
"People were giving us lip service": Texas cities' legislative efforts have struggled this year
The interest group representing Texas cities used to be one of the most powerful legislative forces at the Capitol. This session, it has become...
