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Texas House members caught using new method to vote for no-shows
Several Texas House members appear to have a new vote strategy—using extend-o-sticks to reach the buttons to indicate their ...
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Texas House sends bill that could increase cost of gender transition health care to governor's desk
The Texas House voted 87-58 to approve Senate Bill 1257 on Monday. The measure requires health care providers who provide ...
After a sometimes graphic debate, Texas House advances bill limiting kids’ access to sexually explicit books in libraries
The bill would bar those under 18 from checking out books with sexually explicit material without parental permission.
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Texas House advances bill expanding compassionate use of medical cannabis
House Bill 46 is expected to pass the lower chamber Tuesday. It reached the floor ahead of the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3 ...
'A gift to our mothers': Moms could drive solo in car pool lanes under Texas House bill
The bill originally allowed pregnant women to drive in HOV lanes, to be consistent with Texas abortion laws, but legislators extended it to all mothers.
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It’s not just about vouchers and school funding; here are other Texas public education bills you should track
Student discipline, uncertified teachers, and school bans on DEI and cellphones are some of the topics being debated at the ...
'She is obviously devastated' | 6 dogs die during house fire in Texas; more than 30 rescued from foster home
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — Six dogs have died, and more than 30 were rescued during a house fire Friday morning in far west Bexar ...
Texas House panel approves bail restrictions sought by Gov. Greg Abbott
A bipartisan deal to restrict bail is headed to the House floor after clearing a key committee Monday night with Democratic ...