But many religious groups argue the conservative Christian politicians have birthed a measure that could also carry significant consequences for religious freedom if they succeed in hamstringing the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (TRFRA).

With the 2nd special session underway, a bill aimed at protecting human trafficking victims from prosecution is being discussed again. This time with a lot more support than in years past, after it passed through the senate in a unanimous vote.

The Texas Senate passed a bill Tuesday night that would ban transgender people from using restrooms in government-owned buildings.

In just a few days, the Texas Senate passed all but four bills on the special session agenda. The second special session was called on Friday, by Tuesday, 14 bills of 18 on the call had already passed.

The Texas Senate's packed floor session Tuesday wasn't without its own political drama. Early on, nine of the chamber's Democrats walked out to protest the same Republican-backed plan to redraw the state's congressional districts that prompted the House quorum break earlier this month.

The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs will meet on Monday to consider SB 7, mandating the bathrooms transgender people may use in government and school buildings.

The Texas Senate quickly got to work Monday by passing several bills on the chamber’s desk as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for the second special session o

The bill would replace the STAAR with three shorter student support tests, and would require A-F ratings for campuses across the state.

Michael McCown sent his 8-year-old daughter Linnie to a summer camp in central Texas trusting she would be safe.

Deltona became the sixth municipality in Florida to join a lawsuit challenging a new law that limits cities' ability to change development rules.

If signed into law, creators of nonconsensual "deepfake" porn could face up to three years in prison and civil lawsuits from victims.