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Texas

Texas Churches Can’t Be Forced To Close — Ever — Under New Law

Jack Morgan, TPR / Rachel Osier Lindley, KERA

Posted on August 26, 2021 · House Bill 1239, also called the Freedom To Worship Act, was passed during this year's Legislative Session.

Tags 87th Legislature church Gov. Greg Abbott House Bill 1239 Texas legislative session

Energy & Environment

Electricity Disconnections To Resume In Texas As Summer Heat Arrives

Dominic Anthony Walsh

Posted on June 11, 2021 · The moratorium will be lifted on June 18, two days before a forecasted hotter-than-normal summer arrives.

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Politics

Here’s Why Texas Thinks Voter Restrictions Are Needed – And Why Critics Disagree

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on June 1, 2021 · Republicans have produced few examples of fraud — and they're seen as out of proportion to sweeping changes that seek to reshape the way many Texans vote.

Tags 87th Legislature greg abbott SB7 Senate Bill 7 voter restrictions

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Texas Voting Rights Groups Celebrate Failure Of Restrictive Voting Bill But Prepare To Keep Fighting

Josh Peck, TPR

Posted on June 1, 2021 · Nearly all Texas House Democrats staged a walkout Sunday night, preventing a vote on the legislation.

Tags 87th Legislature Government/Politics greg abbott move texas SB7 Senate Bill 7 top stories

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Many Texas special ed parents fear school vouchers because ‘private schools don’t have to play’

Dominic Anthony Walsh

Posted on March 30, 2023 · The governor and top lawmakers have pointed to students in special education as prime beneficiaries of school vouchers. Some community members are worried the approach will drain funds from already shortchanged public schools while opening the door for discrimination against students with disabilities. 

Tags Education Savings Accounts Gov. Greg Abbott private schools school choice school funding special education funding Texas Education Agency

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Texas A&M University System bans diversity statements from job applications

Kate McGee, Texas Tribune

Posted on March 3, 2023 · The system is the latest to make changes after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in their hiring practices.

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Gov. Greg Abbott promises to be “heavily involved” in push for education savings accounts

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on February 21, 2023 · In an interview with the Tribune, the governor also backed criminalizing some health care treatments for transgender kids and shrugged off the idea that he’s in a conservative policy rivalry with Ron DeSantis.

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What’s an emergency item? Here are Governor Abbott’s seven and why they matter

Andrew Schneider

Posted on February 16, 2023 · Abbott’s top priorities for the legislative session included property tax reform, ending COVID restrictions, expanding school choice, increasing safety, tightening bail restrictions, hardening the border, and addressing the fentanyl crisis.

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