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Apr 3, 2023
The Texas Legislature Is Considering Some Absurdly Evil Environmental Bills
One of the bills would fine people who file multiple complaints with the state's environmental agency. For a crash course in how to fuck...
Mar 27, 2023
Texas Senate approves bill restricting which college sports teams transgender athletes can join
After final Senate approval, the bill will head to the Texas House where enough lawmakers have already expressed support to approve a...
Mar 27, 2023
Texas House passes proposal that would do away with taxes on tampons and baby products
The Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would exempt feminine hygiene products, as well as diapers, from the...
Mar 27, 2023
Texas Legislature advances bill to honor fallen Army Specialist Vanessa Guillén
The bill seeks to call Sept. 30, Specialist Guillén’s birthday, as ‘Vanessa Guillén’ Day in the Lone Star State. It heads to Governor...
Mar 26, 2023
Texas lawmaker drafts proposal to prevent hairstyles ban at schools and workplaces
Lawmakers in Texas will consider prohibiting race-based hair discrimination under a proposal that was inspired by the experiences of two...
Mar 26, 2023
Texans, UT students protest anti-trans legislation at Texas Capitol
Texans gathered at the Texas Capitol on Monday to protest bills that would prohibit physicians from providing gender-affirming healthcare...
Mar 26, 2023
Drag ban bills pass Texas committee, head to full Senate for debate
A Texas Senate committee on Monday approved two bills that would restrict, and at times criminalize, drag performances along partisan...
Mar 26, 2023
State lawmaker proposal could slash Austin budget
Austin leaders are alarmed about legislation they say could slash the city's budget and result in higher property taxes — but the bill's...
Mar 24, 2023
What’s in, and out, of Texas House committee’s budget proposal?
Yesterday the House Appropriations Committee took a crack at the Legislature’s most important priority, the biennial budget. The...
Mar 22, 2023
Texas Senate advances paid parental leave for state employees
Currently, state employees who have a baby are not granted paid parental leave. Instead, the worker must use accumulated vacation or sick...
Mar 22, 2023
'Drag is a form of art' | Two Texas Senate bills would ban kids from drag performances
Two bills concerning drag show performances are being considered by the Texas Legislature this session. On Thursday, the Senate Committee...
Mar 21, 2023
Texas legislature takes up anti-Asian bills
The Texas state Legislature is considering four bills, three which would prevent citizens from China, North Korea, Iran and Russia from...
Mar 21, 2023
New Bill Filed In Texas Legislature Seeks To Close Down Texas’ 5 Juvenile Facilities
A bill filed in the Texas House by the young Democrat State Representative James Talarico (D-Round Rock) would seek to dissolve Texas’...
Mar 21, 2023
Bill to expand medical marijuana criteria moving forward in Texas Legislature
A bill in the Texas Legislature this session could expand accessibility to medical marijuana. House Bill 1805 was approved by the House...
Mar 17, 2023
Crime Stoppers officials concerned over potential bill
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Crime Stoppers officials are concerned about a bill in the Texas legislature that could affect the anonymity...
Mar 17, 2023
To tackle high housing costs, Texas lawmakers push to build more homes
As Texas contends with historically high home prices and rents, state legislators might try to ease the affordability crisis with...
Mar 16, 2023
Texas court rules PUC price-setting during Winter Storm Uri unlawful
Emergency rules set by the Texas Public Utility Commission that increased the wholesale price of electricity price to $9,000 per...
Mar 16, 2023
Texas Senate Passes Gun Safety Bill To Clarify Reporting Youth Mental Health Hospitalizations
The first bill passed by the Texas Senate seeks to clear up confusion about reporting juvenile mental health hospitalization records to...
Mar 15, 2023
Texas cities have adopted ordinances to benefit workers. Sweeping legislation could roll many back.
After almost three decades in the construction industry, Juan Pedro Muñoz understands firsthand what it’s like to work outdoors during...
Mar 15, 2023
In rural counties, Texas law puts low-income defendants at a disadvantage
With livelihoods and futures on the line, a two-tiered system of justice enshrined in the Texas Criminal Code is putting some of the...
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