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Party Politics: Border Wars
Posted on · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants Texas version of Florida law that critics dubbed ‘Don’t Say Gay’
Posted on · The Florida law prohibits teachers from teaching sexual orientation or gender identity to kids below the fourth grade.
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Texas Senate committees ordered to review university tenure, public school library books
Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s marching orders come after he threatened to revoke tenure for some professors who teach about critical race theory and its history at public universities.
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Dan Patrick tasks lawmakers with investigating release of 300 people from Harris County Jail
Posted on · County law enforcement officials have blamed the mass release on a network outage.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to revoke tenure for professors who teach critical race theory
Posted on · Patrick said a recent resolution adopted by faculty at UT Austin about its academic freedom is another signal the “woke left” has gone too far.
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Partisan tactic by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s campaign delays thousands of requests for mail-in ballots from Texas voters
Posted on · Patrick’s mass mailing urging voters to apply for mail-in ballots included return envelopes addressed to the Texas secretary of state’s office. The applications are supposed to be sent to local offices, but Patrick’s campaign says voters don’t trust election officials in Democratic counties.
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Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado Ends Her Filibuster Against GOP Elections Bill After 15 Hours
Posted on · The Houston Democrat was on her feet speaking, not allowed to sit or lean against her desk, and unable to take bathroom breaks or drink water, since Wednesday evening. Her effort was more of a symbolic gesture than an attempt to block passage of the bill.
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Another Special Session To Pass A GOP Voting Bill Started Without A Quorum. This Time It’s Unclear If Democrats Will Stay Away
Posted on · Both chambers convened at noon Saturday for a second overtime round ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott. The first 30-day stretch ended in an impasse after House Democrats left the state to block a controversial GOP elections bill.
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With Time Running Out, Texas Legislature Still At Impasse On GOP Elections Bill
Posted on · Republicans believe they have already compromised enough on the legislation, while Democrats are distrustful of both the policy driving the bill and their GOP colleagues after seeing how they have managed the process around the proposal so far.
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Texas GOP’s Controversial Voting Bills Advance In Special Session
Posted on · After an all night hearing over the weekend, lawmakers advanced a controversial package of voting restrictions. It’s the second push on the measures — Democrats had walked out before a previous vote.
Houston Matters
Examining The Real Story of The Alamo And Why The Myths Persist
Posted on · Chris Tomlinson discusses the new book he's co-authored, Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth.
The 87th Legislative Session
With Feelings Raw Over Voting Bill’s Demise, Texas Legislature Wraps Up — For Now
Posted on · Members celebrated the end of the session, but also acknowledged that they’ll be back sometime soon for at least one special session.
Houston Matters
An Alligator’s Unusual Spring Break Trip: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Calls For June Special Session After 3 Of His Priority Bills Fail In Texas House
Posted on · Patrick made the call on Twitter, hours after bills related to social media content policies, lobbying by cities and mandating which school sports teams that transgender athletes can play on.
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Major Corporations Come Out Against Proposed Voting Restrictions In Texas
Posted on · Dozens of big companies, local businesses and chambers of commerce issued a statement reflecting the biggest pushback yet by the business community against Texas Republican efforts to further tighten the state's restrictive voting rules.