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Texas House Advances Bill That Would Ban Homeless Encampments In Public

Karen Brooks Harper, Texas Tribune / Duncan Agnew, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 6, 2021 · The bill still needs final approval by the House — usually a formality after it's passed in the chamber's first vote — and then will head to the Senate.

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Gov. Greg Abbott endorses Donald Trump during border trip

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on November 20, 2023 · Abbott made the presidential endorsement after he and Trump served meals to service members deployed for Operation Lone Star, Abbott’s sprawling border security mission.

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GOP-led Texas House votes to remove school voucher provision from education bill

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on November 17, 2023 · House Bill 1 includes funding for school safety and salary raises for teachers. But the measure’s most controversial provision, one creating a school voucher-like program, was stripped from the bill on Friday afternoon.

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Prominent anti-LGBTQ+ activist Jared Woodfill running for Texas House

Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune

Posted on November 17, 2023 · If elected next year, Woodfill also plans to run for House speaker. His campaign accuses his 2024 opponent, conservative state Rep. Lacey Hull, of conspiring with incumbent Speaker Dade Phelan to work against conservatives.

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Abbott calls fourth special session after school vouchers, border bills die in Legislature again

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom / Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on November 7, 2023 · Abbott’s agenda for the new special session includes — once again — school vouchers, school safety, and border-related bills.

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