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Texas lawmakers are ordering all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert ...

Senate Bill 781, authored by state Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, would’ve prohibited people from obtaining officer ...

He added that while his bill is very similar to the Ohio House version, he takes “a hardline stance” against existing owners.

Sometimes legislative proposals sound great on the surface — after all, the people who come up with names such as the “Ohio Property Protection Act” are hoping to persuade others to vote for it. But a ...

The Oklahoma Legislature approved House Bill 2794, which allocates $4 million to the USS Batfish for relocation.

Among the bills introduced in the Capitol in May are penalties for false emotional support or service animals and a package ...

These bills represent a step backwards into the darker history of racism in America, rather than progress toward justice and ...

A plan to extend Ohio’s ban on foreign counties, businesses, groups and individuals from owning land within 25 miles of ...

Supporters say it is necessary to protect secularism, while opponents have denounced it as discriminatory, Islamophobic, and ...

President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday accorded his assent to the Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Bill, ...

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari signed a milestone bill into law, setting 18 as the minimum marriage age, despite ...