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A Beginner’s Guide To The Texas Legislature
Posted on · Do you have questions about how the 87th legislative session will work? Our Texas Newsroom partners at KUT in Austin have answers.
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Officials Consider Another Mexican-American Studies Textbook
Posted on · Nearly a year after the Texas State Board of Education rejected a Mexican-American studies textbook proposal opponents called racist, an advocate involved in that fight is now working to get his own book approved by the state.
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Here Is Where The Texas Legislature Is On Governor Abbott’s Special Session Issues
Posted on · Texas Governor Greg Abbott opened a total of 20 bills for consideration in the special session; this is a regularly updated look at the Legislature’s progress during the session.
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Sex Trafficking Across Texas, and Political Roundup: Wednesday’s Show (February 15, 2017)
Posted on · A new project from The Texas Tribune is the result of several months of investigation looking at sex trafficking across Texas. The project is called Sold Out: How the crusade against sex trafficking in Texas has left child victims behind. On this edition of Houston Matters, we learn more about the report’s findings — and […]
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Political Roundup and Rockets Turn 50: Wednesday’s Show (February 8, 2017)
Posted on · From President Trump’s cabinet appointees being confirmed (one requiring a tie-breaking vote in the Senate from the Vice President), to the Texas Senate beginning action on Gov. Abbott's emergency items, including a preliminary vote Tuesday on a bill to ban so-called "sanctuary cities,” on this edition of Houston Matters we break down recent political news […]
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What Moments and Bills Have Shaped the 84th Legislature So Far?
Posted on · There’s less than a month remaining in the 84th Texas legislative session. Lawmakers have introduced and debated a number of bills. Some are bound for passage and approval by the governor; others may be languishing in a committee, if given consideration at all. Today, we discuss the moments — and the bills — that have […]
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State Legislative Update: Monday’s Show (May 11, 2015)
Posted on · There’s less than a month remaining in the 84th Texas legislative session. Lawmakers have introduced and debated a number of bills. Some are bound for passage and approval by the governor; others may be languishing in a committee, if given consideration at all. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss the moments — and […]