Abbott Offers Clemency for Some Human Trafficking Survivors, but Not for All of Them
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Gov. Greg Abbott has established a customized clemency application for minors who have been victims of human trafficking. They can...
Canned Cocktails At Your Local Store? Texas Senate Bill 2225 Could Make It Happen
Texas lawmakers are pushing for a significant change in how alcohol is sold at grocery and convenience...
UT Poll Shows Vouchers Not A Priority For Texans, Despite Abbott’s Push
Despite Texas Governor Greg Abbott's focus on promoting vouchers as a top priority for education reform, a new poll from UT/Texas Politics Project Poll...
It's time for the Texas Legislature to get serious about ethics reform
As the Texas Legislature prepares for the next legislative session, ethics reform should be on politicians' minds.
Redistricting Hearing Casts More Doubts on Census Data
The Senate Special Committee on Redistricting met on Tuesday morning with a focus on South Texas. Senators touched mainly on the accuracy of Census...
Texas Legislature: Bills to Watch This Week
The 88th Texas Legislative session is just weeks away from sine die. Many proposed laws have already died as they failed to pass legislative...
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Inmate To Sue Prison Officers After He Was Forced To...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Texas psychiatric prison inmate left for days in cells covered in either feces or sewage can...
Texans Meet At State Capitol To Push Medicaid Expansion
Texas remains one of the 11 states that have refused to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act. On Friday, a group of...
Politicians Play Games, The Public Loses
The Texas Senate is a small legislative body, with just 31 members. Each state senator represents between 800,000 and 900,000 residents, which is more...
Houston Area Democrats Move To Protect HISD From A Total State Takeover
In an effort to try to prevent the complete takeover of Houston Independent School District (HISD) three Texas Democratic state senators filed Senate Bill...
