Kelly Wiley

5 days ago | ktsm.com | Adam Schwager |Dylan McKim |Cora Neas |Kelly Wiley

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After 140 days, Texas’ 89th Legislative Session closed Monday with state lawmakers passing over 1,000 bills. Senators and representatives filed 8,719 bills and 2,765 resolutions this session; by the session’s end, 1,189 bills went to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott. In 2023, the legislature passed 1,222 of its 8,046 filed bills; Abbott vetoed 76 bills following the session.

5 days ago | kxan.com | Cora Neas |Will Dupree |Kelly Wiley |Josh Hinkle

AUSTIN (Nexstar) - After 140 days, Texas' 89th Legislative Session closed Monday with state lawmakers passing over 1,000 bills. Senators and representatives filed 8,719 bills and 2,765 resolutions this session; by the session's end, 1,189 bills went to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott. In 2023, the legislature passed 1,222 of its 8,046 filed bills; Abbott vetoed 76 bills following the session.

1 week ago | kxan.com | Kelly Wiley

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A bill that would require the state to track what happens to students served and summoned to court for missing too much school is not likely to pass this legislative session. This week on Inside the Investigation, Senior Investigative Producer David Barer explains the challenges to understanding the efficacy of Texas's truancy courts when the state is not tracking the students who experience it.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Kelly Wiley

Kelly WileyFri, May 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM UTC1 min readQ&A: Bills tracking impact of Texas’ truancy courts on kids not likely to passAUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill that would require the state to track what happens to students served and summoned to court for missing too much school is not likely to pass this legislative session.

1 week ago | kxan.com | Kelly Wiley

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Travis County prosecutors say there is insufficient evidence to charge a long-time Austin Independent School District executive with tampering with government records. In a court record filed on Wednesday, the Travis County District Attorney's Office stated that it would not file charges. In February, Austin Independent School District investigators accused Amie Ortiz, 40, of deleting information police requested while she was working as the district's director of talent strategy.