Texas House votes to advance bill to shore up teacher pension fund
State Rep. Greg Bonnen, R-Friendswood, speaks at a press conference on March 5, 2019. Emree Weaver...
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Texas removes thousands of children from Medicaid each month due to red tape, records show
Yesenia Alvarado holds her daughter, Medicaid patient Melanie Almaraz, 2, while waiting to see Dr....
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Dan Patrick threatens to use “nuclear option” to skirt Senate tradition and bring property tax bill to the floor
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Senate Parliamentarian Karina Davis on on the Senate floor on Jan. 9,...
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For many Texas teachers, health insurance premiums are huge — but so are the hospital bills
Liz and Jeremiah Peña are educators in Birdville ISD in Haltom City and last year they estimated...
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Texas House votes to legalize the farming of industrial hemp
State Rep. Tracy King, D-Batesville, on the House floor on April 23, 2019. Juan Figueroa/The Texas...
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Up to his old antics, Stickland stalls several bills
There he goes again. Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) was up to his old antics two Fridays ago....
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Analysis: Why cable companies and Texas cities are duking it out at the Capitol
Austin City Council members and staff listen to testimony on paid sick leave on Thursday, Feb. 15,...
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Follow the Freshmen: How First-Term Legislators are Using Facebook
With midterm elections in the rearview mirror and the 86th Legislative Session nearing its end, are legislators prioritizing communication with their constituents via social media?
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Bills propose to shut down regulations on short-term rental companies such as Airbnb
Texas lawmakers are trying again to supersede regulations for short-term home rentals passed in...
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Abbott grants Secretary of State 49% pay raise
The day after David Whitley took office as Texas Secretary of State on Dec. 17, 2018, he received...
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Texas House Passes Bill to Address Rape Kit Backlog
Pictured: Rep. Victoria Neave laying out HB 8 AUSTIN, TX – On Wednesday, the Texas House...
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A Texas sales tax increase would hit poor people the hardest
From left: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen want to raise...
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Senate’s property tax reform plan gets Senate vote after 2 months of no movement
Pictured: Sen. Kel Seliger holding the Senate Rules book during debate on SB 2 After two months of...
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Is Texas leading on disaster preparedness? Yes and no, experts say
Debris covered a street corner in Rockport in December, more than three months after Hurricane...
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