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Jun 6, 2023
Explainer: What is a Special Session?
Gov. Greg Abbott immediately called a special session after Texas lawmakers completed the year’s regular legislative session after the...
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![Rural School Districts Are Facing Financial Ruin. Some State Officials Prefer It That Way.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/30c6c6_2d3cec4e557544af90664058037defcf~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/30c6c6_2d3cec4e557544af90664058037defcf~mv2.webp)
Jun 5, 2023
Rural School Districts Are Facing Financial Ruin. Some State Officials Prefer It That Way.
The conservative, gun-toting superintendent of Fort Davis Independent School District is fed up: “I’m not patient enough to spend time...
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![Oil Billionaires Ride to Rescue Impeached AG Paxton](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/30c6c6_f6acb0fa91094d55be9d34be8b65b2be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/30c6c6_f6acb0fa91094d55be9d34be8b65b2be~mv2.webp)
Jun 4, 2023
Oil Billionaires Ride to Rescue Impeached AG Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may be impeached, but he has friends in high places. Like, Spindletop high. The two oil billionaires...
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![Facing youth prison crisis, Texas lawmakers opt to build new facilities](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/30c6c6_3ecff349a4e0493a91747cc58dee4f8b~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/30c6c6_3ecff349a4e0493a91747cc58dee4f8b~mv2.webp)
Jun 1, 2023
Facing youth prison crisis, Texas lawmakers opt to build new facilities
For more than a decade, Texas has been trying to slim down its youth prison system, which has been plagued by years of abuse scandals....
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May 29, 2023
Legislature ends but governor calls special session
The 88th Texas Legislature concluded May 29, but lawmakers almost immediately began the first in what likely will be a series of special...
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![Texas Legislature focused on culture issues, less on bread and butter, some lawmakers say](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/30c6c6_9c8b483a911145a788fbf3ab3c12ce37~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/30c6c6_9c8b483a911145a788fbf3ab3c12ce37~mv2.webp)
May 29, 2023
Texas Legislature focused on culture issues, less on bread and butter, some lawmakers say
Legislators approved bills aimed at regulating transgender people, banning DEI programs and expanding border security measures. Despite a...
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![6 Texas AG employees take leave of absence to defend Ken Paxton at impeachment trial](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/30c6c6_c59760860b2a4fa4ac7b4ba1eaf5f865~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/30c6c6_c59760860b2a4fa4ac7b4ba1eaf5f865~mv2.webp)
May 29, 2023
6 Texas AG employees take leave of absence to defend Ken Paxton at impeachment trial
The defense team includes the agency’s chief appellate lawyer and head of its general litigation division. Six top officials and...
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![Dallas juvenile board sues commissioners to stop request for records on minors’ care](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/30c6c6_d28392ed90e84c4887dc000bd146bbcc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/30c6c6_d28392ed90e84c4887dc000bd146bbcc~mv2.webp)
May 29, 2023
Dallas juvenile board sues commissioners to stop request for records on minors’ care
The Dallas County Juvenile Department has taken county commissioners to court in a fight for juvenile records that may shed light on...
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![Abbott signs into law CROWN Act banning race-based hair discrimination](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/30c6c6_e71ff3b8b0464567a8528e757ea1d087~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/30c6c6_e71ff3b8b0464567a8528e757ea1d087~mv2.webp)
May 28, 2023
Abbott signs into law CROWN Act banning race-based hair discrimination
ov. Greg Abbott over the weekend signed into law a bill prohibiting race-based hair discrimination in Texas workplaces, schools and...
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![Texas To Spend Big on Space with New Legislature Funding for Space Commission](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/30c6c6_c95b79f532104a5c94658ea039649000~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/30c6c6_c95b79f532104a5c94658ea039649000~mv2.webp)
May 25, 2023
Texas To Spend Big on Space with New Legislature Funding for Space Commission
The Texas legislature is deepening its commitment to space, having voted to form a new Texas Space Commission and an Aerospace Research...
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May 24, 2023
Anti-Queer Laws Just Keep Coming at the Texas Legislature
From singling out transgender athletes at state universities to attempts at defunding public libraries that host drag queen story hours...
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May 23, 2023
Texas House investigators say Attorney General Ken Paxton abused power in office
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton allegedly broke multiple laws and misused his office to help a campaign donor, a group of investigators...
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May 10, 2023
Texas Senate passes bill in honor of 6-year-old girl who drowned in Cedar Park pool
In 2019, 6-year-old Cati DelaPeña was found at the bottom of a swimming pool, without a lifejacket, during a summer camp field trip to...
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May 8, 2023
Texas House expels Republican lawmaker accused of inappropriate conduct
In a historic move, the Texas House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to expel Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican accused of having sexual...
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May 7, 2023
He helped craft the 'bounty hunter' abortion law in Texas. He's just getting started
The attorney Jonathan Mitchell is known for leveraging the law to achieve his conservative clients' goals — regardless of the potential...
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May 6, 2023
The status of gun safety bills filed in the Texas Legislature
Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw are expected to brief reporters on the state's efforts...
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May 6, 2023
Republican Leaders in Texas Downplay Guns, Focus on Mental Health in Aftermath of Allen Shooting
After a shooting at an Allen outlet mall ended with eight dead, Texas Republicans are doubling down on their resistance to gun control...
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May 3, 2023
Conservative Christians want more religion in public life. Texas lawmakers are listening.
Waving a copy of the Ten Commandments and a 17th-century textbook, amateur historian David Barton recently argued that Christianity has...
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![Poll finds solid majority of Texans, even Republicans, favor raising age for gun purchases](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/30c6c6_18c0104fca2a4e6a87df3face8d9c3b1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/30c6c6_18c0104fca2a4e6a87df3face8d9c3b1~mv2.webp)
May 2, 2023
Poll finds solid majority of Texans, even Republicans, favor raising age for gun purchases
A new poll finds that sizable majorities of Texas voters — including Republicans — support raising the minimum age to buy all guns from...
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May 2, 2023
Dallas commissioner wants more info on solitary confinement from county’s juvenile department
Dallas County Commissioner Andy Sommerman says he was denied juvenile department documents that would show how long detained children...
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