San Antonio-area high school students arrested on charges they conspired to carry out mass shooting

Two high school students are in custody this week over allegations they conspired to carry out a mass shooting on a San Antonio-area campus. The arrests come days after a person opened fire at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, killing two children and injured 17 others. The Schertz Police Department

Texas House clears bill that shields some police complaints

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A bill that would let law enforcement agencies across the state keep unsubstantiated complaints against officers private has advanced from the Texas House, three days after a

After heated debate, Texas House passes bill banning transgender people from bathrooms

After almost a decade of failed attempts, the Texas House has approved Senate Bill 8, known as the "bathroom bill," which would restrict usage of public restrooms for members of the state's transgender community. SB 8, also called the Texas Women's Privacy Act, would limit usage of public restrooms

Texas House passes law that would create 'bounty hunter' system to limit access to abortion medication

The Texas House on Thursday night approved legislation that would empower private citizens to sue anyone who makes or distributes abortion medication in Texas along with any out-of-state organizations or doctors who mail the drugs into the state. The House's 82-48 vote to approve House Bill 7 means