Matt Grant

4 days ago | kxan.com | Matt Grant |David Barer

AUSTIN (KXAN) - It's been nearly 20 years since Texas last studied the impact of mass deportations, and there's no plan to revisit the effort anytime soon. As the federal government continues widespread deportations of undocumented immigrants and workers, a bill that would have required an annual study of the effect unauthorized migrants have on the state has died.

4 days ago | kxan.com | Matt Grant

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A pair of bills backed by Texans for Lawsuit Reform, aimed at reducing large jury verdicts in personal injury and trucking accident cases, died this legislative session. Senate Bill 30 - filed with the goal of "curbing nuclear verdicts" - and Senate Bill 39 were two of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's priority bills for this legislative session. Under SB 30, a jury would have heard if an attorney referred their client - and others over the past two years - to a specific doctor.

6 days ago | kxan.com | David Barer |Matt Grant |Josh Hinkle

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Texas budget bill, following conference committee agreement, has passed the legislature and will soon head to Gov. Greg Abbott for consideration. Included in Senate Bill 1 is a fix to the performance reporting process of the state's Crime Victims' Compensation Program sparked by a KXAN investigation. In 2022, KXAN began reporting on the impact of delayed payments by the CVC program, which is run by the Office of Attorney General.

6 days ago | myhighplains.com | Adam Schwager |Matt Grant |Josh Hinkle |John Thomas

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6 days ago | kxan.com | Adam Schwager |Josh Hinkle |Matt Grant |John Thomas

AUSTIN (Nexstar) - Texas lawmakers sent legislation to ban non-medical THC products to Gov. Greg Abbott for approval. Passage of Senate Bill 3, has sparked intense backlash, with opponents across the political spectrum pushing for a veto. Amid the opposition, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick held a news conference on the legislation he calls "the most important bill this session," to call for more media coverage on the harms of unregulated THC.