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Texas bill restricting campus protests amounts to major free-speech violation, ACLU warns
The bill, expected to take effect Sept. 1, restricts how, where and when protests occur on public campuses.
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Texas’ GOP congressional delegation meets to discuss redrawing districts ahead of midterms
The proposal would require the Texas Legislature to return for a special session to carry out the rare move of reshaping the state’s political boundaries mid-decade.
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Staff vacancies hit Texas weather offices as they brace for a busy hurricane season
Houston’s National Weather Service office has lost its head meteorologist amid a federal requirement to cut 10% of NOAA’s staff.
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Months after detaining 47 people accused of being Tren de Aragua in Austin, authorities offer no evidence of gang ties
People at the raided house say they rented it for a birthday party and deny any connection to the gang. One man says law enforcement accused him of being in Tren de Aragua because of his tattoo.
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Bexar County DA Joe Gonzales says he won’t seek reelection
Although he handily won reelection in 2022, the Democrat has faced criticism for his office’s case backlog.
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Texas’ undocumented college students no longer qualify for in-state tuition
Within hours of a federal lawsuit targeting Texas’ policy of letting its nearly 20,000 undocumented students qualify for lower public tuition rates, the 24-year-old law was no more.
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The Texas Legislative session is (finally) over. Here’s what passed and failed.
The Republican-controlled Lege passed 1,200 bills this session, and many focused on culture war issues.
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Texas Lege passes bill expanding state’s medical cannabis program after vote to ban hemp products
The bill, now on the governor’s desk, would allow prescription vape products and expand the program’s list of qualifying conditions.
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Texas Supreme Court gives initial win to Paxton in migrant shelter case
The high court did not rule on the merits of the case, but allows Paxton to continue his investigation of Annunciation House.
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Court slaps down Texas AG Ken Paxton’s bid to investigate watchdog over its reporting on Elon Musk
An appeals judge wrote that Paxton, a Republican and Trump ally, sought to retaliate against Media Matters for exercising its First Amendment rights.
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Trans bathroom bill dies in Texas House — again
Just like in 2017, the GOP bathroom bill died a quiet death after months of controversy.
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ACLU, others say they’ll sue Texas over bill requiring schools to display Ten Commandments
The bill is currently on Governor Greg Abbott’s desk, where it’s expected to be signed into law.
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Rolando Pablos says he wants to rejuvenate San Antonio’s economy. It’s trickier than it sounds.
Pablos said his economic development skills are an asset, but it’s unclear how his vision differs from what the city’s already doing.
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GOP-authored policing and surveillance bills crash and burn as Texas legislative session closes
The bills would have criminalized wearing masks at protests and made it harder to obtain police disciplinary records.
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Dems run down the clock to defeat Texas ‘SAVE’ act and Lege’s most-restrictive abortion bill
The bills ran out of time to be brought to the floor for a vote as this session of the Texas Legislature nears its end.
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Bill to stop flow of abortion pills into Texas clears House panel
The bill also contains a controversial provision that says it cannot be challenged in state court before it is enforced. It goes now to the House for a full vote.
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Retailers say Texas’ ‘devastating’ THC ban will force them to close shop
Some hemp retailers are looking at other states, while others say they are ready to take Texas to court over a THC ban.
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‘King George,’ who founded and ruled over the Texas Renaissance Festival, has been found dead
George Coulam and the succession battle for the massive festival he helmed were highlighted in the recent HBO docu-series Ren Faire.
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GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ will devastate San Antonio families, rural Texans, Rep. Joaquin Castro warns
As many as 145,000 San Antonio families receiving Medicaid could be affected by the cuts.
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Are Texans fleeing the increasingly right-wing state for New Mexico?
More Texans left for deep-blue New Mexico than any other state, and its governor is encouraging the relocations, NPR reports.