Texas lawmakers file bills ahead of 2025 legislative session | The ...
Nov 12, 2024 · Republican lawmakers for years have been pushing to bring down the state’s property taxes, which are among the highest in the nation. Last year, legislators approved a $12.7 billion package that ...
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4 days ago · The Texas Tribune covers politics and a range of policy issues that affect all Texans. Those topics include public and higher education, health and human services, demographics and voting rights ...
Abbott says Texas will pass vouchers, school funding in 2025 | The ...
Nov 6, 2024 · After a wave of Texas Republicans dominated the ballot box on Election Day, Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence Wednesday that he now has enough votes in the Texas House to pass a school voucher ...
Texas sues New York abortion provider | The Texas Tribune
Dec 13, 2024 · The group was founded after the overturn of Roe v. Wade by Carpenter, Dr. Linda Prine, and Julie Kay, a former ACLU lawyer who successfully argued the case that overturned Ireland’s abortion ban.
What you need to know about the Tren de Aragua gang in Texas
Sep 18, 2024 · Michael Shifter, a senior fellow with the Inter-American Dialogue, a foreign policy think tank, said the gang poses a greater risk to Latin American countries such as Peru, Colombia and Chile.
Texas counties lead the U.S. in population growth, Census says
Mar 14, 2024 · Growth in the state’s major counties boosted Texas’ overall population.The state grew more than any other in the country in 2023, by nearly half a million people, according to earlier Census ...
Texas prison system plagued by staffing shortages | The Texas …
Oct 1, 2024 · Texas’ sprawling prison and criminal justice system is facing a dangerous staffing crisis that puts inmates and staff at risk — and it could soon run out of room to house the projected number ...
U.S. Rep. Kay Granger to vacate powerful House appropriations …
Mar 22, 2024 · WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, will step down early as chair of the influential House Appropriations Committee, she announced in a letter to Republican leadership Friday.
Ted Cruz defeats Colin Allred in U.S. Senate race - The Texas Tribune
Nov 5, 2024 · U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL linebacker and civil rights lawyer from Dallas, repeatedly broke fundraising records in his campaign, raising more than $80 million by mid-October.
Texas law could upend immigration enforcement nationwide | The …
Oct 24, 2024 · Texas challenged federal supremacy by creating a state crime for illegal entry into the U.S. The courts will decide whether it’s constitutional — and whether other states can follow Texas’ lead.