Texas House colleagues celebrate life of Sylvester Turner in chamber where he once served
Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.
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Texas House bill would weaken renters’ rights, advocates say
The proposal is part of a push by Republican legislators aimed at helping property owners deal with squatters.
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Texas lawmakers file plans to overhaul state water funding
Studies show Texas is running out of time to shore up the state’s diminishing water supplies. State lawmakers filed bills in ...
‘It sends chills down my spine.’ Why some North TX Republicans are against school vouchers
Hollie Plemons took her seat before a panel of lawmakers in Austin to make her conservative case against school vouchers.
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Casinos and sports betting won’t win approval in Texas House, group of GOP members say
Gambling critics hope the net loss of more than a dozen votes for sports betting — and 10 votes for casinos — will be enough ...
House committee members clash over details of proposed Texas school voucher bill
Members of the House Committee on Public Education clashed over the details of a school voucher bill — a topic that for the ...
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Meet Rep. Helen Kerwin, a grandmother of nine and freshman North Texas lawmaker for HD 58
Rep. Helen Kerwin, 77, was elected in November to represent District 58 in the Texas House. While Kerwin was born in ...
Texas House debates school voucher bill late into the night — Here’s what happened
A Texas House committee's public hearing on a controversial school voucher bill continued into the early morning hours ...
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Texas House Republicans get an earful from the opposition on proposed school voucher program
If passed, the legislation would create a program where parents could use state tax dollars toward sending their kids to ...
Texas House Speaker Burrows says he will vote for school choice as Democrats fight to kill the bill
The House is considering a $1 billion bill that would allow up to 100,000 students in Texas to attend private schools.
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School Voucher bill heats up on Texas House committee floor
Lawmakers debated on House Bill 3, which would create an education savings account for families to spend taxpayer money on ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out second round of Texas Senate priorities. Here's the list.
Ten of Patrick's 40 priorities have already passed out of the Senate, including three of the items on the new list released ...