With major policy differences emerging, state leaders continue to project unity
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen hold a joint press...
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A federal safety net funds health care for uninsured Texans. Time is running short to negotiate its renewal.
Kristal Macaluso, a phlebotomist at Western Hills Clinic, reorganizes medical supplies at the...
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Democrat Ray Lopez wins Texas House seat formerly held by Rodriguez
Results for San Antonio House District 125 runoff election came to a close Tuesday night. Former...
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Teachers Rally for Public Education at the Capitol
Pictured: Attendees of the AFT Rally for Public Education AUSTIN, TX – On the first day of...
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Medical cannabis expansion has high support in the Texas Legislature. But Dan Patrick might stand in the way.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Senate Parliamentarian Karina Davis on the Senate floor on Jan. 9,...
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Texas House committee backs budget plan with extra $9 billion for school finance, property tax reform
House Appropriations Chair John Zerwas is shown during a 2018 interview with The Texas...
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Texas counties removed 14 voters from the rolls in citizenship review
Long lines for the start of early voting snaked around the parking at the Metropolitan...
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Analysis: Asking Texas voters to swap higher sales taxes for property tax cuts
House Public Education Committee Chair Dan Huberty is talking to legislators about raising the...
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Property tax proposal piles one more worry on Texas’ rural hospital districts
The wound care center at Eastland Memorial Hospital. Gary Rhodes for The Texas Tribune ...
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Follow the Freshmen: Nearly 1,000 Bills Filed By New Legislators
Fifth in an ongoing series With the first half of the legislative session in the rearview mirror,...
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Texas again mistakenly flags voters for citizenship reviews
Monday’s misstep was the latest in a series of blunders in the review of voter rolls by the...
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Texas Should Expand Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana
There are numerous topics and concerns for Texas lawmakers to address when they meet at the...
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Over 7,000 Bills and Joint Resolutions Filed in the 86th Legislative Session
AUSTIN, TX – Friday was the last day to file bills for consideration during the 86th...
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Texas Senate unveils its first version of a school finance reform bill
State Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, is the author of the Senate’s school finance...
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