Texas Republican Senator Bryan Hughes, the author of legislation that seeks to clarify Texas' near-total abortion ban, says the proposal has significant bipartisan support. Hughes said he has seen "no ...

SB 10 would require the Ten Commandments to be posted in all classrooms. SB 11 would require school boards to vote on ...

The Texas Legislature is in session at the Capitol in Austin. Here’s what you need to know: What is the Legislature? The ...

It’s a revolving door that leaves residents shaken and law enforcement frustrated ... criminals off the street cannot because the Texas Constitution grants everyone a right to bail with ...

The Legislature shall pass laws to regulate railroad, freight and passenger tariffs, to correct abuses and prevent unjust discrimination and extortion in the rates of freight and passenger tariffs on ...

Stanford law Professor Pamela Karlan and co-signatory described Trump as different, a president “for whom the Constitution [is] essentially meaningless.” Karlan, who previously testified in ...

“The Constitution isn’t really holding these legislatures back from passing these laws, but it is just very political use of what is the harshest punishment,” says Ngozi Ndulue, former death ...

Texas law allows exemptions for “reasons of conscience, including a religious belief.” U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped in 2023, and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all ...

Jimmy Blacklock, then general counsel in Gov. Greg Abbott's office, was the governor's choice to fill a vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court in 2018. Blacklock is now the court's chief justice.

The new Texas Supreme Court chief justice wants ... encourages staunch adherence to interpreting the state constitution and other law exactly as written. Huffman and other lawmakers have been ...

I’m a constitutional law scholar, and I can comfortably respond: With all due respect, Mr. President, no. Article 2 does not grant the president unlimited power. Here’s what the Constitution d ...

According to South Korean law, if the National Assembly votes to rescind martial law, the president is obliged to comply. Article 77 of South Korea’s Constitution grants the president the authority to ...