Government & Politics

May 17, 2023

House advances bill that could provide billions of dollars for new water projects and fixing aging infrastructure

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May 17, 2023

‘We’re being given scraps’: Texas teachers say Legislature is falling short on pay increases

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May 18, 2023

Voices from Uvalde: ‘By a simple hug, you could feel the love that she really had for you’

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May 16, 2023

Doctors depart Dell Children’s adolescent medicine clinic amid state probe over gender-affirming care

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May 16, 2023

How the shadow docket is changing justice at the Supreme Court

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May 15, 2023

Trans kids, families and advocates feel unsafe as Texas moves to ban gender-affirming care

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May 15, 2023

Wide gap between Senate and the House on school voucher-like bill as the session nears the finish line

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May 12, 2023

House OKs new border initiative, but waters down plans for ‘Border Protection Unit’

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May 12, 2023

After a mass shooting, it’s all about mental health for some politicians — not guns

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May 11, 2023

A lot of the bills in the Texas Legislature are about to die. Here are some of the ways they can meet their doom

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A digital illustration in watercolor and pencil shows a hand holding an ID card in the foreground of the scene. Instead of showing a picture of a person, the ID card shows a microscopic image of an embryo. The ID card reads, “Class: embryo; name: TBD; date of birth: unknown; sex: unknown; weight: unknown; height: unknown; eyes: unknown.” In the background, there is an empty chair where the person holding the ID card might have expected to see a person.
May 11, 2023

Can a fetus be an employee? States are testing the boundaries of personhood after ‘Dobbs’

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May 10, 2023

The 88th Texas legislative session ends in 19 days. Here’s what you need to know.

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May 10, 2023

For a Texan who wants to build bridges in Congress, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales has burned quite a few

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May 9, 2023

Texas House expels Republican lawmaker accused of inappropriate conduct

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May 9, 2023

North Texas teens say calls for ‘no more violence’ ignored as mass shootings rise

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May 9, 2023

Rep. Bryan Slaton resigns seat in Texas House after report found he slept with 19-year-old aide

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May 8, 2023

In surprise vote, Texas House committee advances bill to raise minimum age to buy assault rifles

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May 8, 2023

El Paso voters soundly reject Proposition K Climate Charter

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May 8, 2023

Election results: Voters overwhelmingly support civilian oversight of Austin police

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May 8, 2023

Prop A ‘Justice Charter’ defeated in landslide in San Antonio’s municipal election

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May 5, 2023

‘This should be a call to action’: Over 100 bills in the Legislature would help LGBTQ Texans

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A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine provided to health care workers at Dell Medical School.
May 5, 2023

Ken Paxton’s latest lawsuit is against COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers

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May 4, 2023

UT poll shows the majority of Texans support raising the minimum age to buy a gun to 21

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May 4, 2023

Legislation targeting protests seen in the wake of George Floyd demonstrations in Texas

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May 4, 2023

Texas Republicans look to private lawsuits to hamstring local governments

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May 3, 2023

‘Death Star bill’ aimed at overriding local government control powers is likely to pass the Senate

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May 2, 2023

Reported child abuse cases are decreasing in Lubbock. But some blame the trend on technicalities

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May 2, 2023

Central Texas school districts call on state lawmakers to increase funding for public education

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May 2, 2023

‘Unusual’ Southwest ISD election forces some San Antonio residents to vote twice

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May 1, 2023

Texas House to discuss, vote on bills affecting transgender youth

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April 28, 2023

‘Trump train’ drivers settle lawsuit after 2020 incident on a Texas highway

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April 28, 2023

Texas Republicans push to end countywide voting

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April 28, 2023

‘I could lose everything’: Dallas drag performers say Texas bills could impact their jobs

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April 27, 2023

What happens at the Capitol after dark? We stayed up late to find out

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April 27, 2023

Should inmates in Texas be eligible for early parole if they exhibit good behavior?

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April 26, 2023

What’s driving voters to the polls for the May 6 election?

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April 26, 2023

Despite changes, some fear property purchase restrictions unfairly single out people based on national origin

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April 26, 2023

Layoffs in Harris County elections offices may explain some 2022 voting problems

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April 25, 2023

Texas bill would incentivize the formation of new colonias

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April 25, 2023

Ballot shortages in Harris County didn’t undermine Republicans, data shows

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April 25, 2023

Tarrant County starts search for a new elections administrator. Who would want the job?

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April 24, 2023

Abortion pill mifepristone remains legal for now. What happens next?

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April 24, 2023

State Senate to debate bill limiting some foreign property ownership in Texas

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April 21, 2023

Texas could be the next state to pass ‘use it or lose it’ voting bill

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April 21, 2023

Texas Senate passes bill to improve active shooter plans for schools

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April 20, 2023

As Texas lawmakers debate school vouchers, what about students with disabilities?

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April 20, 2023

APD says its DPS patrol partnership is working. Austin council members have unanswered questions.

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April 19, 2023

Bills aimed at foreign nationals reminiscent of US’ racist past, critics say

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April 18, 2023

Are Texas Republicans the party of big government?

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April 18, 2023

Senator’s bill would fine Texans for multiple environmental complaints that don’t lead to enforcement

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April 18, 2023

A Black Texas couple chose their midwife’s care over a hospital. Now their newborn is in foster care.

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April 17, 2023

Texas’ pro sports teams get behind gambling bills

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April 17, 2023

State Senate weighs a bill that would end professor tenure as we know it in Texas

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April 14, 2023

Supreme Court briefly puts on hold lower court’s limits on abortion drug mifepristone

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April 14, 2023

China hawk Michael McCaul urges Texas legislators to act with caution

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April 14, 2023

San Antonio voters to cast ballots on ‘justice charter’ to limit enforcement on weed, abortion

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April 14, 2023

Llano County Library will remain open despite effort to shut it down over book ban

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April 13, 2023

Llano County officials are considering closing down the library system after judge orders books reshelved

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April 13, 2023

Abbott calls for pardon, lawyers call for new trial after Army sergeant is convicted of murder

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April 13, 2023

‘School choice’: An education argument from 30 years ago returns to Texas

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April 12, 2023

As fentanyl crisis continues, conservatives back war with cartels

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April 12, 2023

A judge’s ruling threatens access to a common abortion drug. What does that mean for Texas?

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April 11, 2023

The Texas Senate passed school vouchers last week. What’s next?

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April 10, 2023

What could the expulsion of Tennessee lawmakers mean for Texas?

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April 10, 2023

Medication abortion in peril after conflicting court rulings out of Texas and Washington state

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April 7, 2023

Texas House comes out against school vouchers in initial vote

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April 7, 2023

Texas House overwhelmingly passes $302.6 billion budget

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April 6, 2023

Why the Farm Bill is a big deal, and not just for farmers

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April 6, 2023

Colonias have needs beyond water, but are lawmakers listening?

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April 6, 2023

April 6 is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming May election. Here’s what you need to know.

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April 5, 2023

New book digs deeper into tragedy of six children killed by their adoptive parents

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April 5, 2023

Bill roundup: A look at some of the legislation that isn’t making regular headlines

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April 4, 2023

Llano County officials must offer library books they’d removed, judge orders

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April 3, 2023

With House budget discussions underway this week, here’s how its budget lines up with the Senate’s

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April 3, 2023

Texas lawmakers consider expanding access to treatment for people experiencing hallucinations or hearing voices

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April 3, 2023

With billions of dollars on the line, East Texans say a crucial state map incorrectly shows they already have broadband

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March 31, 2023

Death penalty reform bill to receive another hearing in the Texas House next Wednesday

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March 31, 2023

Some Texas leaders want out of a national voter verification system

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U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee speaks at 'She the People' - a forum for 2020 Democratic Presidential candidates focusing on women of color held at Texas Southern University.
March 31, 2023

Sheila Jackson Lee is running for mayor of Houston

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March 30, 2023

Millions of Texans could be dropped from Medicaid coverage in April. Here’s what you need to know.

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An exterior shot of the Texas Capitol building
March 29, 2023

Some of this session’s most controversial bills have been introduced before – and failed to pass

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A white bookshelf lined with colorful kids' books
March 29, 2023

Texas lawmakers debate which books belong in school libraries

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March 29, 2023

El Paso Climate Charter would cost city $150 million to enact, consultant says

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March 29, 2023

Dueling property tax cut packages would reduce Texans’ tax bills by more than $16 billion

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March 27, 2023

Lawmakers to discuss bills this week that would ban gender affirming care for trans youth

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March 24, 2023

What’s in, and out, of Texas House committee’s budget proposal?

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Hands holding a packet of narcan nasal sprays and other medications
March 24, 2023

Texas teachers could be trained to administer opioid overdose-reversing drugs like Narcan

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A close-up shot of the American and Texas flags flying atop the state Capitol building
March 23, 2023

Senate committee debate on education savings accounts draws hundreds of speakers

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March 23, 2023

Austin tried and failed to rewrite its land code. Republican lawmakers might do it for them.

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March 23, 2023

Plano ISD runs a deficit. Why? It’s sending millions to the state.

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March 22, 2023

More than 40 years later, a Texan reveals a secret that may have swayed an election

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A person walks between rows of library shelves, below a sign that says "non-fiction"
March 22, 2023

Bills at the Capitol could make it easier to prosecute librarians over ‘obscene’ books

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March 21, 2023

In fighting ‘woke agendas,’ Texas lawmakers join nationwide trend against drag shows, DEI efforts

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March 21, 2023

Texas ‘washing hands’ of runaway and missing foster kids

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March 21, 2023

GOP-authored bills would increase penalties for illegal voting and limit Harris County’s control over elections

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March 20, 2023

Republican-backed education savings account bill goes before a Senate committee this week

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March 20, 2023

As refugee numbers grow, North Texas resettlement agency expands to Dallas

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March 17, 2023

Elected officials are making millions from an industry they oversee

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March 17, 2023

Texas lawmakers debate future of gender-affirming care for trans kids

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Texas Republican Congressman Chip Roy standing at a lectern with a microphone near his mouth, wearing a dark blazer and checked button-up shirt.
March 17, 2023

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy endorses Ron DeSantis for president

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