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H-E-B Owner Attempts to Influence Vote-by-Mail Debate in Texas Courts
In a highly unusual move, the billionaire owner of the H-E-B grocery store chain is attempting to wield his influence with the Texas courts...
ACLU of Texas Asks Hundreds of School Districts to End Discriminatory Rules
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is demanding that hundreds of Texas school districts throughout Texas end “unconstitutional and discriminatory” dress and grooming...
State Pays Unemployed Texans Three Weeks of Extra $300
Update:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Sep. 9 informed the Texas Workforce Commission that funding for the Lost Wages Assistance Program is running...
Coalition of Medical Providers Urge State to Expand Medicaid During Pandemic
In a letter sent to Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas Medical Association and 33 other organizations representing doctors, nurses, hospitals, community clinics and consumer...
State Rep: Let Texans Carry Guns Without Permits
Texas State Rep. Kyle Biedermann, (R-Fredericksburg) plans to put “constitutional carry” back on the table during the next legislative session.
“If you can legally own...
Abbott Given Primer for State Takeover of Austin Police Department
Updated September 4, 2020 with comments from Gov. Greg Abbott and Austin Mayor Steve Adler.
Two former Texas House parliamentarians have given Gov. Greg Abbott...
Nationwide Eviction Moratorium is Too Late for Some Texans
Weeks after some Texas families have already been uprooted from their homes because they couldn’t afford rent, the federal government announced Tuesday a four-month...
Clerk Holds Off on Sending Mail Ballots to Every Harris County Voter
For the time being, Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins is shelving his plan to send vote-by-mail applications to every one of the county’s 2.4...
Pandemic, Down Economy Don’t Stop Texas Cities, ISDs From Asking Voters to Hike Taxes
Despite the ongoing pandemic and its corresponding economic hardships, at least five Texas school districts and the city of Austin will have Voter Approved...
New Texas Supreme Court Order Allows Citation by Social Media
Imagine getting served divorce papers via Facebook where all your friends can see? What about finding out you are being sued on Twitter?
The Texas...
