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Supreme Court voting rights ruling empowers Texas Republicans to redraw more partisan maps

Texas lawmakers will be able to draw more aggressively partisan maps for the state House, Senate and education board when they return in 2027.

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This state agency was created to investigate Texas universities. How that works is a mystery.

Office of the Ombudsman has no written policies on how to investigate allegations that education laws are being broken, even though it’s been accepting complaints for three months.

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Texas lawmakers scrap new measure allowing late voter registration changes

Lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year allowing voters to update their address at the polls and immediately vote on elections tied to that new residence, as long as the move was within the county. This bill walks it back.

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Texas Legislature approves stiff penalties, fundraising limits for lawmakers who leave state to block bills

House members who freeze future legislation by fleeing Texas will face steeper fines, loss of seniority and committee posts, and limits on political fundraising.

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Bill giving attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes heads to Abbott’s desk

The measure comes four years after the state’s highest criminal court ruled the agency could not bring election cases without an invitation from local prosecutors.

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Texas House Passes Raft of Dan Patrick Priorities Imposing Conservative Mandates on Public Ed

In final days of session, the lower chamber voted to further advance the classroom culture wars.

Texas Observer

Texas House Republicans poised to scale back legislation that targets state’s universities

The House’s version of the bill would strip it of several controversial provisions, including one that sought to stretch the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Texas House committee assignments extend power of experienced GOP leaders

Republicans chair all committees, as promised, while Democrats will lead half of the newly created subcommittees.

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Public Education Bills: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Conservative state lawmakers have filed hundreds of bills targeting the school finance system, LGBTQ+ students, undocumented immigrant children, and more.

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Does Dade Phelan have the votes to keep his job as Texas House speaker? It depends on how you count.

Phelan appears to lack support from the majority of House Republicans, but he could still win with some Democratic support.

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We ranked Texas House members along the ideological spectrum based on their 2023 votes

Here’s a look at House members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on their votes cast during the 2023 regular session and four special sessions.

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New Texas law bars animal cruelty offenders from owning animals for five years

The law bans those convicted of animal cruelty, including those involved with dogfighting, from owning any kind of animal for five years after their first criminal offense.

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Bill restricting sexually explicit performances in front of children heads to the governor

Originally pitched as an effort to restrict children from seeing certain drag shows, the House and Senate agreed on a version of the bill that could still ensnare LGBTQ performers.

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Bill criminalizing ‘sexual conduct’ in front of a minor passes Texas Senate

AUSTIN — The Texas House on Friday approved legislation that would expand the ways Texans can be arrested for “sexual conduct” in front of a minor.

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Texas House passes bill aimed at keeping kids from seeing sexually explicit performances

The bill no longer targets drag performers, but LGBTQ advocates say the legislation’s vague language could still be used to criminalize such shows.

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In dramatic vote, Texas House approves online sports betting measure

A resolution to let voters decide whether to legalize casino gambling, however, was delayed for a day while supporters worked to find enough support for passage.

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Will Texas Gov. Greg Abbott develop signature achievement during third term?

AUSTIN, Texas — Greg Abbott’s tenure as Texas governor has been highlighted by crises.

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With clear mandate in Texas, Abbott, GOP will continue rightward push

DALLAS — Emboldened by another sweep of statewide offices and firm control of the Legislature, Texas Republicans are poised to implement right-of-center policies designed to keep the Lone Star State a bastion of Trump-era conservatism.

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‘I shouldn’t have to live like that’: Collin County Democrats hope Beto O’Rourke breaks through

PLANO, Texas — Every morning when Michael Patrick drops his kids off at school, he wonders if it’s the last time he’s going to see them.

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