Texas Senate to ban reporters from chamber floor

The move to take news reporters off the Senate floor was implemented in 2021 as a COVID-19 precaution, but an official said Friday the measure would continue in the upcoming session.

by James Barragán, The Texas Tribune January 8, 2023August 3, 2023

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CEO of Texas medical cannabis supplier talks about changes he wants from state lawmakers

Cannabis advocates are pushing the Department of Public Safety to streamline rules for the state’s so-called Compassionate Use Program.

by Sanford Nowlin October 24, 2022August 5, 2025

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Assclown Alert: Praising Kanye’s antisemitism with former Texas Rep. Jonathan Stickland

The former Republican Texas House member gleefully thanked Ye for a tweet broadly condemned as antisemitic.

by Sanford Nowlin October 19, 2022June 20, 2025

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Families of the Uvalde shooting victims denounce Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform

The governor has made a vocal enemy in the families of Robb Elementary shooting victims, who are demanding a special legislative session to reach a compromise on an age limit to purchase automatic rifles.

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune August 28, 2022September 15, 2024

Members of law enforcement lay flowers at a makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School.

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Three days after being put on leave, principal of Uvalde’s Robb Elementary is back on the job

Principal Mandy Gutierrez was reinstated after responding to a Texas House committee’s report that accused her of lax security oversight at the school.

by Sanford Nowlin July 29, 2022August 17, 2023

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Uvalde principal placed on leave pushes back against investigation’s findings about school security

In a letter to the Texas House committee investigating the state’s deadliest school shooting, Robb Elementary principal Mandy Gutierrez says school leaders weren’t complacent about security.

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune July 28, 2022August 17, 2023

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Document shows Uvalde officials tried to put spin on shooting response, New York Times reports

The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety refused to endorse the document during a ‘heated’ meeting days after the shooting.

by Sanford Nowlin July 19, 2022March 30, 2025

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Bad Takes: Gov. Greg Abbott’s focus on fentanyl comes as he looks to deflect from his failures

The governor is showing concern about overdose deaths as he faces scrutiny for mishandling gun violence, COVID-19 and the electrical grid.

by Kevin Sanchez July 19, 2022May 11, 2025

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Video released from Uvalde shooting shows sluggish police response

The lengthy delay seen as police gather in the hallway backs up Texas Department of Public Safety reports that officers waited more than hour after the shooting began to take down the suspect.

by Sanford Nowlin July 13, 2022May 25, 2025

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Lawmaker says Uvalde Police Department isn’t cooperating with Texas House investigation

A three-member committee is in Uvalde to investigate the law-enforcement response to the school shooting that left 21 people dead.

by Sanford Nowlin June 17, 2022August 17, 2023

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Melissa Lucio’s execution halted by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Acknowledging substantive questions about Lucio’s guilt and the fairness of her conviction, the appeals court blocked her Wednesday execution so the case can be further investigated.

by Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune April 26, 2022May 3, 2024

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Texas Senate to ban reporters from chamber floor

CEO of Texas medical cannabis supplier talks about changes he wants from state lawmakers

Assclown Alert: Praising Kanye’s antisemitism with former Texas Rep. Jonathan Stickland

Families of the Uvalde shooting victims denounce Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform

Three days after being put on leave, principal of Uvalde’s Robb Elementary is back on the job

Uvalde principal placed on leave pushes back against investigation’s findings about school security

Document shows Uvalde officials tried to put spin on shooting response, New York Times reports

Bad Takes: Gov. Greg Abbott’s focus on fentanyl comes as he looks to deflect from his failures

Video released from Uvalde shooting shows sluggish police response

Lawmaker says Uvalde Police Department isn’t cooperating with Texas House investigation

Melissa Lucio’s execution halted by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Assclown Alert: Sniffing out ‘porn’ in schools with Texas State Rep. Jared Patterson

Texas far-right conservatives spent millions to oust House GOP leaders, to little avail

Dems Sakai and Minjarez headed to runoff to face GOP’s DeBerry in race for Bexar County judge

Progressive Greg Casar ahead by 28 points in U.S. House race to serve downtown San Antonio

Gov. Greg Abbott says he wants pot decriminalized but wrongly states what current law says

Democrats pull out all the stops to keep Southside district blue in Tuesday’s Texas House runoff

Delta-8 retailers and users struggle through an uncertain regulatory environment

Runoff for South San Antonio’s District 118 Texas House seat set for Nov. 2