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Tag: José Menéndez

Politics

Multiple Senate GOP Priorities Fail In Texas House After Last-Ditch Effort By Democrats To Run Out The Clock

JAMES BARRAGÁN, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 26, 2021 · The Democrats delayed and deflected as they tried to run out the clock on bills they oppose. Republicans strategized to push through bills they’d worked on all session.

Tags dade phelan Democrats Gene Wu José Menéndez Republicans san antonio Texas House of Representatives Texas Legislature

Houston Matters

Should The Feds Pay For The State’s Border Security Measures?

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 29, 2019 · Some Texas lawmakers want Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to sue the federal government over the state’s border security expenditures.

Tags border security greg abbott immigration Jerónimo Cortina José Menéndez ken paxton lawsuits politics Richard Peña Raymond Texas State Legislature university of houston

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TEA Slated To Commission Independent Study On STAAR Reading Level

Camille Phillips, TPR

Posted on June 7, 2019 · The study will be peer reviewed and presented in public.

Tags Dan Huberty Diego Bernal José Menéndez STAAR Test Texas Education Agency Texas Public Policy Foundation

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