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Tag: Texas legislative session

Texas

Texas Churches Can’t Be Forced To Close — Ever — Under New Law

Jack Morgan, TPR / Rachel Osier Lindley, KERA

Posted on August 26, 2021 · House Bill 1239, also called the Freedom To Worship Act, was passed during this year's Legislative Session.

Tags 87th Legislature church Gov. Greg Abbott House Bill 1239 Texas legislative session

Guns

In First Session Since 2019 Mass Shootings, Texas Legislators Make It Easier To Carry Guns

Mallory Falk, KERA

Posted on June 9, 2021 · After Texas was rocked by back-to-back mass shootings, some of the state’s top Republican leaders promised change. Yet the legislative session that just wrapped moved in the opposite direction

Tags gun laws guns mass shootings Texas legislative session

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Pres. Trump Visits Crosby, And Developments At The Texas Legislature

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 10, 2019 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest news in our weekly political roundup.

Tags border policy Brandon Rottinghaus census citizenship question craig cohen Donald Trump Erica Grieder homeland security Houston rally Texas legislative session Texas Legislature

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Roe v. Wade overturned: What Texas, Harris County and Houston leaders are saying

Mark Norris

Posted on June 24, 2022 · Politicians, civic leaders and groups across the Houston area and Texas are reacting to the end of constitutional protections for abortion.

Tags abortion Beto O'Rourke District Attorney Kim Ogg Gov. Greg Abbott Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Roe v. Wade

Politics

Texas is unlikely to adopt key provision of bipartisan federal gun bill

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on June 23, 2022 · Red flag laws likely remain a nonstarter among Republican leaders in Texas, where Gov. Greg Abbott already faced a conservative backlash after he asked the Legislature to consider them four years ago.

Tags Gov. Greg Abbott Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick red flag laws Texas Republican party U.S. Sen. John Cornyn uvalde

Energy & Environment

Texas plans to place charging stations for electric cars every 50 miles on most interstates

Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 20, 2022 · With $408 million in federal funds, the state wants to build enough charging stations to support 1 million electric vehicles.

Tags charging stations Electric vehicles EVs Gov. Greg Abbott Texas Department of Transportation

Politics

Texas GOP convention’s main theme: ‘Going on offense’ against Democrats

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 17, 2022 · Many speakers focused on beating Democrats in the November midterm elections — and pushed for less negotiation and collaboration across party lines.

Tags Gov. Greg Abbott Republicans Texas Republican Convention

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