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People gather outside of the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. (credit: PAUL BUCK/AFP/Getty Images)

Business Tax Bills Head To State House Floor

Gov. Rick Perry says the Texas Legislature must pass tax relief, and Texas House Republicans are ready to try.

2013/05/03

West Plant Explosion (credit: Getty Images)

West Explosion Takes Center Stage In Austin

The deadly explosion in West is the focus of a special hearing at the Texas Legislature. Lawmakers are expected to press investigators and regulators for answers about the blast.

2013/05/01

Students work during a math class. (credit: JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Texas House OKs Reduced Testing For Younger Students

The Texas House has approved and sent to the Senate a bill reducing standardized testing for elementary and middle school students.

2013/04/30

The Texas State Capitol building, shown on November 6, 2000 in Austin, Texas. (credit: JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)

State House Panel Mulls Charter Schools Again

A Texas House education panel plans to take up — and could approve — a key proposal to expand the number of charter schools allowed to operate in Texas.

2013/04/30

Texas Governor Rick Perry participates in a U.S. Chamber of Commerce summit on "the role of free enterprise in job creation" on May 3, 2010 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Texas Lawmakers Pushing Back On Gov. Perry In 2013

Governor Rick Perry revved up for a presidential bid in 2011 by showing the country who’s boss in Texas: He slashed spending, tightened abortion restrictions and declared illegal immigration a state emergency. He’s not calling the shots anymore.

2013/04/26

House Set To Vote On $875M Spending Bill

An $875 million spending bill that includes $500 million extra for public schools heads for a major vote in the Texas Legislature.

2013/04/26

Students work at their desks in front of the empty desk. (credit: Rabih Moghrabi/AFP/Getty Images)

State House Mulls Charter School Expansion

Top education leaders in the Texas House began discussing a major proposal late Tuesday to increase the number of charter schools allowed to operate statewide. The plan sailed through the Senate but may face a tougher road in the lower chamber.

2013/04/24

Lance Armstrong rides during the 21st stage of the 92nd Tour de France cycling race. (credit: Pierre Andrieu/AFP/Getty Images)

Justice Dept. Says Lance Was “Unjustly Enriched”

The Justice Department laid out its case in a lawsuit against Lance Armstrong on Tuesday, saying the cyclist violated his contract with the U.S. Postal Service and was “unjustly enriched” while cheating to win the Tour de France.

2013/04/23

A drilling rig explores for gas. (credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Railroad Commission’s Name Could Change

The Texas Senate is reviewing the Railroad Commission on Tuesday, and will consider a name change for the agency that now has very little to do with railroads.

2013/04/23

Austin runner Joe Berti. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

Fate Puts Texas Man At Marathon & West Explosions

Depending on how you look at it, a Texas man is either one of the luckiest people in the world, or one of the unluckiest. Texan Joe Berti ran the Boston Marathon was on I-35 when the West explosion happened.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/04/19

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Political Parties Clash Over State Redistricting

Texas Republicans proposed legislation on Thursday that would adopt the current political maps, but Democrats promised to fight the effort.

2013/04/19

State House To Revisit Distracted Driving Ban

The latest push to ban texting while driving in Texas could set off another showdown at the Capitol. Texas is one of less than a dozen states where texting while driving remains legal.

2013/04/17