Texas Senate passes legislation to keep some defendants in jail without bail. Here's why.
Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...
Reeling Texas Democrats Get a Rare Sight: Their National Chair
Though victory in the state feels farther away than ever, some Democrats, including their new leader, say Texas could still ...
Texas lawmaker moves to outlaw medical research on corpses without consent after NBC News investigation
The University of North Texas Health Science Center dissected and leased out hundreds of poor people’s bodies without their ...
Texas 2036: Researching Texas’ Critical Issues For Legislators
A.J. Rodriguez and Jordan Wat spoke with Studio 512 about how Texas 2036 is working to support Texans as we near Texas’ 200th Anniversary. What is Texas 2036 and how did you get your name?
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Texas House's voucher plan ties subsidies for private school tuition to public education spending
Competing voucher bills in the state House and Senate could set off a clash over which version goes to the governor's desk.
Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared.
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind ...
Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills: 'One size does not fit all'
The Texas House on Thursday filed a sweep of education bills including public school finance and school voucher proposals.
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Texas Lottery ticket sales to third-party services fuel controversy and questions about the agency’s future
While the Lottery Commission says it can’t regulate sales to couriers, lawmakers want changes after two major jackpots were ...
Capitol Context: How the Texas Senate ‘school choice’ plan compares to other states
The Texas Senate recently passed its version of a school choice program with Senate Bill 2. The proposed legislation calls ...
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Sparks files fourth 89th priority legislative package on child welfare reform
The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.
Bill to raise pay for Texas teachers advances in Senate; committee vote is unanimous
A Texas Senate committee gave unanimous approval to across-the-board pay raises for public school teachers, sending the nill ...
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These states already restrict abortion. Their legislatures could push it even further.
Many of the bills filed in state legislatures across the country focus on abortion pills, abortion access for minors, and, in ...