Author: Hannah Norton

Texas’ power grid operator anticipates the state will need to nearly double its power capacity in the next five years. A state senator has proposed some solutions.

Senate Bill 28 would make it a crime to purchase or sell Texas lottery tickets online or through a mobile app. The Texas Lottery Commission also announced it would crack down on lottery couriers, which purchase tickets on behalf of customers, Feb. …

Senate Bill 28 would make it a crime to purchase or sell Texas lottery tickets online or through a mobile app. The Texas Lottery Commission also announced it would crack down on lottery couriers, which purchase tickets on behalf of customers, Feb. …

Texas senators passed a set of bills this week that would keep more defendants in jail while they await trial for certain felony charges. If passed by the Texas House, two measures would appear on Texans’ ballots this fall.

One month into the 89th legislative session, all Texas lawmakers have been assigned to committees. All bills must be considered in a committee before reaching the floor of either chamber.

Senate Bill 4 would raise tax exemptions on Texans’ primary homes to $140,000 and would apply only to taxes levied by public schools. If approved by both chambers, the tax cut would be on voters’ ballots in November.

A bipartisan committee voted unanimously to send to the full Senate legislation that would raise the state homestead exemption by $40,000.

This legislative session, Texas needs to reign in property tax increases, attract home insurance providers and continue adding power to the state grid, Gov. Greg Abbott told Community Impact in a sit-down interview Feb. 7.