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Low-tax advocates concerned with Texas pressuring private business
A low-tax group is concerned Texas may be losing its low-regulation reputation with new rules on banks, insurance companies, social media giants, and other businesses.
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Judge rules Texas AG Ken Paxton must sit for deposition
Attorney General Ken Paxton has called the judge overseeing his civil trial “shockingly biased.” The comment came after she ruled Paxton must sit for a deposition and answer questions under oath about why he fired top staffers after they reported him to the FBI.
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Texas senator who voted to acquit Paxton calls to reopen impeachment trial
Texas Sen. Drew Springer (R-Muenster) wrote a letter to his Senate colleagues Thursday night, calling to reopen the Senate’s impeachment trail into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Texas civil rights groups petition the U.N. over LGBTQ+ ‘human rights crisis'
Civil rights organizations in Texas have filed a formal letter with the United Nations, raising the alarm on a “deteriorating human rights situation” for LGBTQ+ people in the state.
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Human smuggling vote in focus for Dallas State Senate race
Senate Bill 4 increased the penalties for human smuggling and split the Democratic caucus in the Texas Senate.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton tapped campaign for $2.3 million in impeachment legal fees
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spent more than $2.3 million on lawyers during last year’s impeachment trial before the Texas Senate, a recent campaign finance report shows.
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Increased penalties for human smuggling split Democratic caucus in State Senate
The highest profile democratic primary race in state government revolves around several votes in the state legislature.
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Feud between House and Senate leaders breaks out over border security bill
Special session, personal vendettas holding things up. Rural Republicans don’t want to give money. Border bill Battle.
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Texas lawmakers look for a deal on size, scope of education savings accounts
The Texas House and Senate both published different versions of their school voucher legislation, setting up high-stakes negotiations that could change the state’s education system.
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Superintendents say Senate funding offer isn't enough for Texas schools
Texas lawmakers are discussing plans for school choice and putting an additional $5 billion into Texas schools, likely expecting the two to be linked.
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Passing the Texas Senate, Education Savings Accounts have tougher road in House
Governor Greg Abbott’s third special session is underway. Thursday night the Texas Senate pass two bills over to the House, the upper chamber’s bid on education reform.
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Texas Senate passed several bills in Gov. Abbott's third special session
All day Thursday, the Texas Senate approved several of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s priority items outlined in his third special session.
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Items head to Texas House after first week of special session wraps
The first week of the third special session has wrapped up in Austin. The Texas Senate quickly passed the Gov. Abbott’s priority items. The challenge now is the Texas House sparking negotiations with other state leaders.
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Texas Senate approves governor's priority items during first week of special session
They include a bill banning private companies from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine, a bill allowing local police and DPS troopers to arrest people they believed to cross the border into Texas illegally.
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Gov. Abbott gives ultimatum to Texas House Democrats in battle over private school vouchers
Educators in North Texas protested Friday to let state lawmakers to know where they stood when it came to school vouchers.
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Local lawmakers speak out against school vouchers
School district leaders in North Texas disagree with the school voucher item on Greg Abbott’s wish list.
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Israel-Hamas war reverberates in power struggle in Texas legislature
The Speaker of the Texas House and the presiding officer of the Texas Senate walked into the third special session Monday already in a political feud unmatched in recent history.
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Texas Lt. Gov., House Speaker's public quarrel over political donations leads to calls for resignation
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) continued to quarrel publicly Monday after Phelan called on Patrick and others to give back donations from a powerful political group — Patrick responded by calling for Phelan’s resignation but didn’t address the donations. NBC 5’s political reporter Phil Prazan has more.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick releases ‘Behind the Scenes' video discussing Ken Paxton impeachment trial
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick released a lengthy video Sunday going behind the scenes of the Ken Paxton impeachment trial.