House brought the state one step closer to eliminating a legal loophole that permits child marriages with House Bill 168.

Current state law allows children as young as 16 to marry if they are legally emancipated from their parents, a situation ...

These so-called culture war issues dominated the legislative session in Texas in 2023. Two years later, some might say that ...

The proposal would ensure families aren’t torn apart by ideological disagreements over gender identity and sexual orientation ...

A bipartisan bill to strengthen requirements for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Texas passed the Texas ...

Legislation endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows banning teens from acting like animals in schools ...

Texas Senate State Affairs Committee unanimously voted for SB-835, adopting the preferred language of witnesses in favor of ...

Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are reviving their push for a landmark piece of legislation ...

A soon-to-be mother didn't go to the emergency room for a concern weeks before giving birth. Instead, her first stop was a community reproductive health clinic in northeast Austin.

After reports of rampant abuse in youth prisons, lawmakers want more kids in adult prisons and seek to restrict watchdog ...