Biden, Harris release 2022 tax returns
President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, made $579,514 last year and paid $137,658 in federal income taxes.
President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, made $579,514 last year and paid $137,658 in federal income taxes.
Texas House committee considers state ban on celebratory gunfire, prohibit guns in group homes
Those gun control measures debated so far include a state ban on celebratory gunfire as well as a bill proposed in response to an autistic man being shot in a Dallas group home.
Those gun control measures debated so far include a state ban on celebratory gunfire as well as a bill proposed in response to an autistic man being shot in a Dallas group home.
Texas House holds hearing on dozens of gun safety bills
Bills limiting access to guns and ammunition are not expected to move forward. Things like requiring safe storage of firearms, background checks and tougher criminal penalties for gun crimes, have traction.
Bills limiting access to guns and ammunition are not expected to move forward. Things like requiring safe storage of firearms, background checks and tougher criminal penalties for gun crimes, have traction.
Abortion opponents urge Supreme Court to allow limits on abortion drug
Supreme Court justices are considering a request from the Biden administration and a New York-based drug company that manufactures the abortion drug mifepristone to delay lower-court rulings restricting its use.
Supreme Court justices are considering a request from the Biden administration and a New York-based drug company that manufactures the abortion drug mifepristone to delay lower-court rulings restricting its use.
Biden's latest executive order to improve access to child care
President Biden's newest executive order aims to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers.
President Biden's newest executive order aims to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers.
Tarrant County elections administrator resigns, citing dispute with Judge Tim O'Hare
A local elections administrator who has earned praise from state leaders is stepping down because of an ongoing dispute with the county's new judge.
A local elections administrator who has earned praise from state leaders is stepping down because of an ongoing dispute with the county's new judge.
GOP leader Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after head injury
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is back at work in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, almost six weeks after a fall at a Washington-area hotel and extended treatment for a concussion.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is back at work in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, almost six weeks after a fall at a Washington-area hotel and extended treatment for a concussion.
Texas House committee considers sports betting in the state
The odds of winning in the Senate currently remain a long shot. Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has declared any gambling bill from the House as D-O-A in the Senate, but Leach is not ready to fold.
The odds of winning in the Senate currently remain a long shot. Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has declared any gambling bill from the House as D-O-A in the Senate, but Leach is not ready to fold.
Proposed bill would require hospitals to be notified of violent parolees visiting
The Pokuaa-Flowers Act would require hospitals to get advance notice of people on parole for the most violent crimes and on an ankle monitor who want to go on campus. It’s in response to what happened last October at Methodist Hospital when a man on parole killed a nurse and social worker for a violent offense.
The Pokuaa-Flowers Act would require hospitals to get advance notice of people on parole for the most violent crimes and on an ankle monitor who want to go on campus. It’s in response to what happened last October at Methodist Hospital when a man on parole killed a nurse and social worker for a violent offense.
House Speaker McCarthy rounds 100 days in office, faces tough road ahead
Rep. Kevin McCarthy is performing the role as speaker — second in line to the presidency — but the Republican leader allied with Donald Trump remains stubbornly limited in action because of his uneasy grip on the gavel.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy is performing the role as speaker — second in line to the presidency — but the Republican leader allied with Donald Trump remains stubbornly limited in action because of his uneasy grip on the gavel.
Supreme Court temporarily keeps FDA abortion pill rules in place
The Supreme Court has temporarily kept in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it more fully considers the issues raised in a court challenge.
The Supreme Court has temporarily kept in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it more fully considers the issues raised in a court challenge.
Texas House passes $12 billion property tax relief package, setting up fight over appraisal cap with Senate
House Speaker Dade Phelan has said tightening the appraisal cap is the best way to cut property taxes, but Senate tax-cut proponents, housing experts and business groups predict the move would have dire consequences.
House Speaker Dade Phelan has said tightening the appraisal cap is the best way to cut property taxes, but Senate tax-cut proponents, housing experts and business groups predict the move would have dire consequences.
SB 30 would direct nearly $3 billion to improve mental health facilities in Texas, build new ones
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is backing a Senate bill that would increase funding and access to mental health services.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is backing a Senate bill that would increase funding and access to mental health services.
Proposed bill would increase pension payout for Dallas first responders who die in the line of duty
The Dallas Police and Fire Pension System may be the only one in the state that doesn't provide full pension benefits to survivors of those who die in the line of duty. That may change this legislative session through a bill filed by Dallas Democrat Julie Johnson.
The Dallas Police and Fire Pension System may be the only one in the state that doesn't provide full pension benefits to survivors of those who die in the line of duty. That may change this legislative session through a bill filed by Dallas Democrat Julie Johnson.
Court preserves access to abortion drug, tightens rules
A federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow the drug only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail.
A federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow the drug only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail.
Texas House committee discusses border bills
Governor Greg Abbott made border security his top priority in this legislative session, declaring an "invasion" by illegal border crossers.
Governor Greg Abbott made border security his top priority in this legislative session, declaring an "invasion" by illegal border crossers.
Rep. Justin Pearson: Second ousted lawmaker to be reinstated in Tennessee House
Commissioners in Memphis have voted to reinstate the second of two Black Democrats kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House. Republicans banished Rep. Justin Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting.
Commissioners in Memphis have voted to reinstate the second of two Black Democrats kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House. Republicans banished Rep. Justin Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting.
Two GOP Texas House members call for Rep. Bryan Slaton to resign
Reps. Briscoe Cain and Steve Toth, who are usually ideologically aligned with Slaton, said the lawmaker needed to step down.
Reps. Briscoe Cain and Steve Toth, who are usually ideologically aligned with Slaton, said the lawmaker needed to step down.
Rep. Justin Jones reinstated to Tennessee House after expulsion
One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House has been reinstated.
One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House has been reinstated.
Biden ends COVID-19 national emergency after Congress acts
The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended.
The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended.