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Texas’ six-month hurricane season just hit the halfway point, and elected officials across the state say they’re bracing themselves for delayed responses, reduced funding, and an increased strain…
Read more Houston Lawmaker Al Green Blasts Trump for Pulling FEMA Funding During Hurricane SeasonThe Texas Legislature passed a slew of bills in record time, knocking out high-priority GOP legislation on redistricting, the STAAR test, abortion, and bathroom safety, and nonpartisan laws…
Read more THC Ban is Probably Dead as Texas Legislature Nears End of Second Special SessionHouston businessman Matthew Childress should have spent last week moving his 18-year-old daughter Chloe into her first college dorm at the University of Texas. Instead, Childress was at…
Read more Approved Flood Bills Designed to Address “A Preventable Failure” at Hill Country Youth CampsTexas Republicans celebrated a victory last week as the House and Senate approved new congressional districts amid criticism that the lines are racially gerrymandered. But the success of…
Read more Redistricting Map May Not Be the Success Story Republicans Think It IsTexas Gov. Greg Abbott and the House Republicans are hoping to make up for lost time in a second special session that began Friday and includes all 18…
Read more Special Session No. 2 is Underway As Democrats Make Their Way Back to Texas