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A band of the Texas House’s most conservative lawmakers on Friday united to kill the vast majority of bills on the chamber’s Local and Consent Calendar, according to the Quorum Report.
The calendar includes non-emergency bills and resolutions that are, per the House website, “local or noncontroversial,” as decided by the calendar’s namesake...
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House Conservatives Kill Democratic Calendar Items
A band of the Texas House’s most conservative lawmakers on Friday united to kill...
Texas Legislation Proposes Permanent Secrecy For Officer Misconduct Files
The Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) is sounding the alarm over House Bill 2486, calling it a “dangerous expansion of police...
Republicans Killed 43 Democratic Voucher Amendments. See What They...
The Texas House of Representatives on April 17 voted to create a private school...
Texas Legislature
House Conservatives Kill Democratic Calendar Items
A band of the Texas House’s most conservative...
Texas Legislation Proposes Permanent Secrecy For Officer Misconduct Files
The Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) is sounding the alarm over House Bill 2486, calling...
Republicans Killed 43 Democratic Voucher Amendments. See What They Opposed.
The Texas House of Representatives on April 17...
Senate Concurs On Voucher Changes, Sending Bill To Abbott
The Texas Senate on Thursday afternoon concurred with...
House Democrats Delay Constitutional Amendment After Voucher Vote
After House Republicans last week passed a statewide...
Education
House Republicans Pass Voucher Bill
Capping a marathon day of floor debate on...
House Approves $7.7 Billion School Funding Bill
The Texas House on Wednesday afternoon overwhelmingly approved...
Trump Calls Texas House GOP Ahead of Pivotal Voucher Vote
President Donald Trump called into a Texas House...
House Ed Chair Won’t Post Runs for School Finance Bill Online
The chair of the House Public Education Committee...
Texas Universities Grapple With Visa Revocations For International Students
A growing number of international students across the...
Healthcare
Measles Cases Soar in the U.S., Driven by Misinformation and Reduced Public Health Support
As measles cases in the U.S. approach a 34-year high, public health officials face growing challenges to contain the outbreak, which has already led to multiple deaths,...
Texas Bills Seek To Expand Abortion Bans Beyond State Borders
Texas Senate Republicans are advancing a series of bills aimed at tightening abortion restrictions, expanding enforcement powers, and limiting access to abortion-related services—even across state lines. The proposed legislation, which introduces criminal penalties and...
Paxton Targets Houston Midwife In Texas’ First Abortion Case Since Roe Reversal
Maria Margarita Rojas, a Texan midwife, could face life imprisonment for providing access to abortion in Texas.
On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Rojas, also known as “Dr. Maria,” along...
Houston Leads U.S. In Uninsured Children, While Texas Struggles with Medicaid Access and Coverage...
Houston has the highest rate of uninsured children of any metropolitan city in the U.S. Overall, Texas holds the worst coverage rate for children in the country, with nearly 12% of kids going uninsured...
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 223 Cases, Spreading to Neighboring States
The measles outbreak in Texas has surpassed 200 reported cases and continues to spread, with new infections emerging in California, New York, and Maryland, while Oklahoma investigates two possible cases. In response to the...
