Texas
Texas House Approves 2020-21 Budget Plan, With Extra $9 Billion For School Finance, Property Tax Relief
Posted on · The House also signed off on a $9 billion supplemental budget that would withdraw $4.3 billion from the state savings account.
Politics
Beto O’Rourke Raises $6.1 Million In First 24 Hours — Beating Bernie Sanders And All Other 2020 Contenders
Posted on · The Texas Democrat says he raked in over $6.1 million for his presidential bid in the first 24 hours of his campaign — an eye-popping number that beats every other Democrat who has disclosed first-day figures so far.
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Dennis Bonnen Says He Has The Votes To Become The Next Speaker Of The Texas House
Posted on · Bonnen made the announcement at a press conference at the Capitol.
Texas Elections 2018
Here’s How to Avoid Problems with Straight-Ticket Voting in Texas
Posted on · Some voters have complained that their votes at the top of the ballot were changed, but the Texas Secretary of State's Office said the voting machines are not at fault.
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State Rep. Travis Clardy Declares Candidacy for Texas House Speaker
Posted on · Clardy is the fourth Republican to throw his hat in the ring in the race to succeed retiring House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio.
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GOP Sues to Kick Gallego off The Ballot in State Senate Special Election
Posted on · The party claims that former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego doesn't live in Senate District 19, which includes parts of San Antonio and West Texas
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Ted Cruz Leads Beto O’Rourke 49-43 in Quinnipiac Poll
Posted on · A poll from Quinnipiac University released Wednesday gives U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz a six point lead over his Democratic challenger, Beto O'Rourke
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Here’s A List Of Organizations That Are Mobilizing To Help Immigrant Children Separated From Their Families
Posted on · Thousands of immigrant children have been separated from their parents at the Texas-Mexico border. We’ve compiled a list of organizations that are mobilizing to help.
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Advocates Say Arming Texas School Employees Won’t Cost That Much; But Many Districts Don’t Want To Do It
Posted on · Experts say it costs about $500 to train a school employee under Texas' school marshal program. But school leaders say their worries go beyond the cost.
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Four Things To Watch At Texas Republican And Democratic Party Conventions
Posted on · Thousands will gather at the state GOP convention in San Antonio this week. Texas Democrats will meet in Fort Worth for their biennial meeting the following weekend. School shootings and the #MeToo movement are among the issues that could loom large at one or both events.
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Voting Rights Groups Say A Citizens Commission Could Fix Gerrymandering; It’s Unlikely To Happen
Posted on · As the U.S. Supreme Court ponders a Texas redistricting case, a coalition of voting and civil rights groups is pushing to establish an independent commission in which citizens, rather than lawmakers, would draw the state’s political maps.
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In Texas, Lawmakers Have To Live In Their Districts. But Good Luck Proving It If They Don’t
Posted on · The state law that defines residency requirements is hard to enforce
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Hurricane Season Starts June 1; Here Are Some Ways Texans Can Prepare
Posted on · People along the Texas coast should consider buying insurance, packing an emergency supply kit and learning their evacuation routes now
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San Antonio Tops National List In Population Gain; Houston Growth Is Sluggish
Posted on · Texas suburbs claimed the top of the list of fastest-growing cities in the nation while San Antonio added the most people of any city in the country, according to new census estimates.
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In These Four Texas Counties, No One Voted In The Democratic Primary Runoffs
Posted on · Hall, King, Lynn and McMullen counties held Democratic runoff elections but no one voted. Each county only had one Democratic matchup on their ballots: the gubernatorial race between Lupe Valdez and Andrew White.