Students Engaged in Advancing Texas delivered its Student Bill of Rights to lawmakers heading into the 89th Legislative ...

The Texas 89th legislative session is underway, and one proposal aims to waive educational fees for qualifying military families.

Senator Kennedy joined fellow Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah to introduce the "Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act ...

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UPDATE (1/30/25 3:30pm CST): The Tennessee House and Senate have passed SB6002/HB6001, a multifaceted, highly debated immigration bill. The bill now heads to the governor's desk for signing.

Tennessee's Republican-dominant Statehouse is on track to become the latest state to adopt immigration enforcement policies ...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday announced his top 25 priority Senate bills for the 2025 legislative session that ...

Gov. Bill Lee's bill to expand school vouchers statewide has sailed through two House committees, setting up a final floor ...

An amendment that would have removed a provision creating a Class E felony for Tennessee elected officials to vote for sanctuary cities spurred a raucous debate ...

As the Trump administration explores a U.S. cryptocurrency stockpile, two Texas bills filed this session are looking to be at ...

Ending birthright citizenship, increasing oil drilling, and leaving WHO are just a few bills the state’s Republicans pushed ...

The Florida Legislature is meeting in special session this week — but only on the issue of illegal immigration. In doing so, ...