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A group of University of Texas students took their fight for the future of undocumented students straight to the Capitol this week, urging lawmakers to protect in-state tuition benefits under threat by new legislation. Led by the predominantly Latino fraternity Sigma Lambda Beta, 15 students organized a lobbying effort to oppose Texas...
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UT Students Lobby Against Bills Threatening In-State Tuition For...
A group of University of Texas students took their fight for the future of...
Buckley Vows to Pass STAAR Overhaul in Late-Night Hearing
The House Public Education Committee early on Wednesday morning promised to pass a bill...
Does Texas’ Voucher Program Offer School Choice—or a New...
As Texas prepares to launch a sweeping private school voucher initiative, public schools find...
Texas Legislature
UT Students Lobby Against Bills Threatening In-State Tuition For Undocumented Texans
A group of University of Texas students took...
Advocates Warn Texas Bill Would Funnel More Children Into Adult Prisons
A bill that just passed the Texas Senate is drawing fierce criticism from youth justice...
Trump To Endorse Dustin Burrows For Texas House Speaker, Abbott Told GOP Caucus
Gov. Greg Abbott told members of the Texas House Republican Caucus that President Donald Trump...
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...
Education
Buckley Vows to Pass STAAR Overhaul in Late-Night Hearing
The House Public Education Committee early on Wednesday...
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...
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...
