Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas lawmakers recently passed a bill that requires hospitals and other healthcare facilities to give patients itemized bills ...

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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — New Texas laws met to promote transparency in election results are having some unintended consequences, a top state election official told lawmakers Wednesday. In 2023, Texas ...

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Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the BakerRipley Ripley House in Houston on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The House Elections Committee is meeting today to hear testimony on storage and ...

Tarrant County lawmakers and advocates for those incarcerated in Texas jails called for more transparency surrounding in-custody deaths during an April 28 subcommittee hearing. The legislation comes ...

When it’s time to take a hard look at our public officials and decide which ones to re-elect – or reject – we need information. A major source of that information is the government itself. Access to ...

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Texas’ efforts to make elections more transparent allows the public — in limited instances — to pierce the anonymity of the ballot and find out how people voted, undermining ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Super Tuesday voting lines at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center near downtown Houston on March 3, 2020. Credit: Michael ...