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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A North Carolina-style "bathroom bill" is nearing a first vote in Texas despite opposition from big-name companies including Facebook and the NFL warning that the Super Bowl won't return to Dallas or Houston.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal authorities say an airport baggage handler is accused of stealing firearms from passenger's bags in Austin and trading them for marijuana.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that conservatives hope will provide an opening to challenge the landmark 2015 ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Senate has approved a call for a "convention of states" that would amend the U.S. Constitution and impose things like a federal balanced budget requirement.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new study finds that more than four-fifths of Texas school districts teach no sex education or offer curriculums focusing solely on abstinence.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One person has been arrested in Austin for throwing lit fireworks into a city police car, setting it on fire, during a protest at an intersection where immigrants illegally in the country have been arrested in recent days.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A bill barring voluntary payroll deductions of union dues from state employee paychecks is drawing questions as it begins a long, potentially contentious journey through the Texas Legislature.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A late tweak to Texas' already strict anti-"sanctuary cities" bill that zoomed through the state Senate calls for jail time for sheriffs and other law enforcement officials who refuse to enforce federal immigration law.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Special prosecutors want Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's criminal trial on securities fraud charges moved elsewhere over claims that his hometown supporters have tainted the jury pool.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Senate has preliminarily approved an anti-"sanctuary cities" bill  punishing local governments that don't cooperate with federal immigration authorities.