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Texas lawmakers and a federal judge say attorneys in the case against the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services should not hire lobbyists using funds won in court.

Houston (AFP) - With his hat, big belt buckle and cowboy boots, Ly looks the part of a Texan and even speaks with a twang.He's served in the US Navy but on Saturday, he was doing battle on a different front -- against a proposed law that would bar Chinese…

Given the stiff headwinds to getting any expansion in gambling passed, sports betting and casino advocates may be competing against each other, rather than working in tandem.

AUSTIN — Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu stood inside the Texas Capitol holding a photo of the childhood home in which he grew up in Houston after emigrating from China.

Sen. Lois Kolkhorst filed a bill that would ban citizens, governments and entities from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from purchasing land in the state, part of what she and other Republicans have said will help stem foreign influence in Texas.

Republicans in Texas celebrated the overturn of Roe after cutting back postpartum Medicaid extension

Bills with benefits for low-income mothers don’t counteract bans that would lead to higher risks for maternal mortality, say experts