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Texas House, Senate reach agreement on bill that would give political appointees more oversight over Texas universities
The latest version of the proposal eliminates language that would have required university curricula not to advocate that ...
Texas Legislature expected to increase state art agency’s two-year budget by $5.7 million
State lawmakers are expected to approve a $5.7 million increase the the Texas Commission on the Arts' two-year budget for ...
Texas Legislature greenlights plan to move Dallas elections
The Texas Legislature is allowing the Dallas City Council to move local elections from May to November in odd years. Dallas ...
$20M plan to make men Democrats includes failed Texas Senate candidate
Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred may have lost his bid for U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's seat; however, with his ambitions to ...
Texas Senate approves bill strictly defining man and woman based on reproductive organs
The Texas Senate has approved a bill that defines sex as either male or female based on biological reproductive systems, ...
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Once again, Texas Legislature unlikely to pass ethics legislation this year
Lawmakers filed dozens of bills that would increase transparency around spending in elections and strengthen penalties for ...
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Texas Legislature approves $8.5 billion boost for public schools after years of stagnant funding
Gov. Greg Abbott has already said he intends to sign the bill, which will give schools funding for salary increases, special ...
Paxton holds 9-point lead over Cornyn in Texas Senate primary: Poll
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton leads Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) by 9 points in their upcoming Republican primary battle ...
Texas Senate pushes bill defining men and women based on biological sex across finish line
A bill defining male and female based on biological sex is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) for final approval after the ...
Texas Senate passes Brazos Valley-backed bill to expand bullet-resistant protection for police
UPD is one of several law enforcement agencies in the Brazos Valley utilizing the upgrade, and now that the bill has passed ...
Bill That Gives Texas Increased Oversight of Largest Energy Users Wins Legislature’s Approval
A bill that gives Texas oversight over energy transactions between power generators and the state’s largest consumers of electricity heads to Gov. Greg Abbott after the Texas Legislature agreed on cha ...