Politics

House Committee Debates Addressing Property Tax Bill Increases From Several Angles

The House Ways and Means Committee spent hours discussing dozens of bills that collectively go far beyond the upper chamber’s…

7 years ago

Senate Votes Again To Advance “Bathroom Bill”

In a 21-10 vote, the Texas Senate gave its backing to a bill that would regulate bathroom use in schools…

7 years ago

SB 12 Provides $25M Grant For Body Armor

During the 85th Legislative Session, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 12, which funds a $25 million statewide grant program…

7 years ago

Bill Limiting City, County Spending Fuels War Over Local Control

When state senators revive legislation on Saturday that could require voter approval of city and county property tax rates, lawmakers will also…

7 years ago

Hundreds Of Texans Testify On Latest Bathroom Bill

For the third time this year, state lawmakers on Friday held a marathon hearing on measures to restrict bathroom use…

7 years ago

Senate Committee Passes Bills On Private School Choice And School Finance Study

The Texas Senate Education Committee passed a bill that would create a "private school choice" program to subsidize private school…

7 years ago

Abbott Adds School Finance, Retired Teacher Benefits To Special Session

In what seems to be an overture to the House, Gov. Greg Abbott added two new education-related issues to his…

7 years ago

Rep. Isaac Files House Bill 156 To Stop Government Deduction Of Union Dues

HB 156 is companion legislation to Senate Bill 7 by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola). Prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars…

7 years ago

Trump Administration: New Texas Voter ID Law Fixes Discrimination

Texas’ new voter identification law fully absolves the state from discriminating against minority voters in 2011, and courts should not…

7 years ago

Why One Of The Largest Counties In Texas Is Going Back To Paper Ballots

After a disastrous November election, Denton County is planning a complete return to paper ballots. The move is in part…

7 years ago

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