HOUSTON — United States senators continue to debate a bipartisan gun violence bill Thursday night after the Senate voted to halt a filibuster. Those in favor of the bill hope to have a final vote ...

House Bill 2602 removes the 25-year window for victims of involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or ...

Fifteen Republicans joined the entire Democratic caucus in advancing a gun-control bill hatched by a bipartisan group of 20 senators. With the biggest hurdle behind the legislation, it should clear ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The House passed the bipartisan safer communities act after it passed in the Senate late last night. “Today we will send legislation to the president’s desk for the first time ...

In the wake of the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn made a risky decision for a Republican anywhere, but especially in Texas. Moved by the deaths of 19 young school children, ...

Navigating the slushy and slippery roads in Lansing on Wednesday, members of the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public ...

New laws in Illinois — impacting the environment, housing, public safety and more — take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2026.

House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to pass for a full floor vote a bill that would lower the age to 18 to purchase ...