Religious Refusal’ Adoption Measure

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Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 9: Legislature Countdown

Posted on May 26, 2017 · Only a week left in the legislative session! What's left to be done?

Texas

Texas Senate Approves ‘Religious Refusal’ Adoption Measure

Posted on May 22, 2017 · Texas' Republican-controlled Senate approved a bill early Monday that allows publicly funded foster care and adoption agencies to refuse to place children with non-Christian, unmarried or gay prospective parents because of religious objections.

Houston

New state law allows Houston neighborhoods to redact racist deed restriction

Posted on July 27, 2022 · Texas lawmakers from Houston say the bill was written to allow discriminatory provisions to be removed from real property records only on a property-by-property basis, but they applaud Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth for applying the law more broadly and said it could set a statewide example.

Elections

Texas lawmakers ordered to turn over redistricting records

Posted on July 26, 2022 · The order is the latest victory for civil rights groups claiming discrimination and intimidation leading up to the 2022 midterms, but history indicates the case is unlikely to be resolved before voters head to the polls.

School shooting

Sister of Uvalde shooting victim testifies before Texas lawmakers

Posted on June 23, 2022 · Jazmin Cazares, 17, was one of several family members of shooting victims and experts testifying before Texas lawmakers on Thursday. Her sister, Jackie Cazares, 9, was one of the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde.

Guns

New Texas gun restrictions are unlikely in the wake of Uvalde. Here’s why

Posted on June 9, 2022 · More than a dozen Republican lawmakers declined to comment on the possibility of new gun laws, and those who did offered little support.

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Podcast

Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 9: Legislature Countdown

Texas

Texas Senate Approves ‘Religious Refusal’ Adoption Measure

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