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• Texas parents, school boards may have more control over school library books after House OKs bill

  By Ayden Runnels Updated: 4 minutes ago

  Senate Bill 13 would require school boards or advisory councils to approve new books and review complaints. Critics worry the bill would lead to banning classic titles and create administrative logjams. Full Story 

• Is it law yet? See how far some of the most consequential bills have made it in the 2025 Texas Legislature

  By Texas Tribune Staff, Graphics by Carla Astudillo Updated: 45 minutes ago

  We’re tracking the status of major bills through the final stretch of the session. Full Story 

• Texas DEI ban in public schools approved in the House

  By Sofia Sorochinskaia Updated: 53 minutes ago

  Senate Bill 12’s supporters say DEI programs use class time and public funds to promote political agendas. Full Story 

• Political appointees would have more control over Texas universities’ courses and hiring under bill approved in House

  By Jessica Priest Updated: 1 hour ago

  Senate Bill 37 would give more power to university regents, who are appointed by the governor, to vet and veto new curricula and administrators. Full Story 

• Bill limiting protests at public universities approved by Texas House

  By Jessica Priest Updated: 1 hour ago

  The proposal is largely in response to massive pro-Palestinian demonstrations last year. Critics say it would walk back free speech protections that conservatives advocated for in previous legislative sessions. Full Story 

• Texas bill allowing smaller homes on smaller lots amid housing affordability crunch advances in House

  By Joshua Fechter Updated: 1 hour ago

  Senate Bill 15, a top priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, is part of a broad push by lawmakers to put a dent in the state’s high home prices. Full Story 

• Texas will ask voters to approve $3 billion to study dementia

  By Eleanor Klibanoff and Terri Langford Updated: 3 hours ago

  State lawmakers have been pushing the dementia fund for years, modeling it after a state fund for cancer research. Full Story 

• Proposal to automatically deny bail to some previously accused of felonies falls in Texas House

  By Kayla Guo Updated: 3 hours ago

  Democrats declined to support Senate Joint Resolution 87, which sprinted through the Senate and needed 100 votes to clear the lower chamber. Full Story 

• Oil companies win protections from Texas Legislature ahead of selling fracking water

  By Carlos Nogueras Ramos 3 hours ago

  At least four companies say they are prepared to treat the water well enough to be released into rivers in West Texas. Environmental groups say the state is moving too fast. Full Story 

• Texas will require public school classrooms to display Ten Commandments under bill headed to governor

  By Sameea Kamal Updated: 4 hours ago

  Both houses have approved Senate Bill 10 even though a similar Louisiana law was deemed unconstitutional. Supporters say Christianity is core to U.S. history. Full Story 

• Bill curbing the flow of abortion pills into Texas likely dead

  By Eleanor Klibanoff 11 hours ago

  Proponents of SB 2880 have singled out Rep. Ken King, House State Affairs committee chair, for letting the bill languish. Full Story 

• Texas’ mail-in voting rules pushed voters to cast ballots in person — or not vote at all, study finds

  By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune 11 hours ago

  New research from the Brennan Center for Justice suggests that 2021 ID requirements in a recent overhaul of Texas election laws could explain some of the drop in mail voting. Full Story 

• Texas likely to expand medical marijuana program eligibility amid looming hemp ban

  By Stephen Simpson Updated: May 28, 2025

  House Bill 46, which awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s approval, would include more patients with chronic pain and allow for prescribed vaporized and aerosol products. Full Story 

• Texas Republicans want to block cities' gun buyback programs

  By Jayme Lozano Carver Updated: May 28, 2025

  Much of the debate focused on the tense relationship between cities and the Texas Legislature. The bill is head to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Full Story 

• Texas GOP’s bill requiring voters to prove citizenship stalls in House

  By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune May 28, 2025

  Senate Bill 16 is imperiled after missing a deadline in the House. It was among the most sweeping proof-of-citizenship proposals in the U.S. and would have applied retroactively to all voters. Full Story 

• Texas bill scrapping STAAR test in schools clears Senate

  By Sneha Dey Updated: May 28, 2025

  The House, which differs with senators on districts’ power to sue over their A-F ratings, must now decide whether to renegotiate or risk keeping STAAR by default. Full Story