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Rep. Larry Phillips To Step Down From The Texas House On Monday

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune / Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on April 27, 2018 · The Sherman Republican will step down April 30

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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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The Texas Senate passed legislation to give the state a bigger role in immigration enforcement

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on October 16, 2023 · The upper chamber moved two major proposals to the House during a marathon session that ended late Thursday.

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In surprise move, House impeachment managers rest their case against suspended Texas AG Ken Paxton

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

Posted on September 14, 2023 · Immediately afterward, Paxton's attorneys pushed for a motion that, if successful, would have effectively tossed all impeachment charges against Paxton.

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