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The GOP-led Texas state Senate passed sweeping elections legislation Tuesday that critics say will make it harder to vote, particularly for those of color, one day after Democratic lawmakers in the state House left Texas to thwart passage of the bill in the lower chamber. The uppe...
A bill that would allow Texas college students to keep handguns locked in their cars in college campus parking lots easily passed the state Senate on Tuesday. The bill, OK'd in a bipartisan 27-4 vote, would override rules by several state colleges and universities that prohibit guns on ...
“Where the state is silent, and it is silent on a lot — local governments step into that breach, to act on behalf of our shared constituents,” state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt (D) told the Senate on Tuesday. “We should be doing our job rather than micromanaging theirs.” But the bill’...
1.Property tax relief passes Senate This week the Senate passed Senate Bills 3, 4, and 5 which would provide $16.5 billion in tax relief. All three bills are primarily authored by Senator Paul Bettencourt. Senate Bill 3 would increase the homestead exemption to $70,000. This is an increase...
Texasfar-right RepublicanLt. Governor Dan Patrickis lauding two just-passed state Senate bills which mandate theTen Commandmentsbe prominently displayed in every public school classroom and that public schools be allowed to create times specifically devoted so people...
Senate passes FAA reauthorization bill ahead of deadline The bill stalled earlier this week after senators from Virginia and Maryland objected to a provision that would allow an additional 10 flights a day to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. ...
This senate bill being introduced in Texas is a perfect example of the moronic actions our government likes to take, eliminating public beaches in Texas. Get our free mobile app Senate Bill 434 Senator Mayes Middleton of Galveston introduced this gem (that's sarcasm in case you couldn't tell...
For the smuggling bill, that might not be a huge hurdle. A similar version has been filed in the Senate. But for property taxes, it would require Patrick, who presides over the Senate, to essentially accept what Phelan is pushing without making any changes. And given how Patrick and Phela...
The House is set to vote once more, a move considered little more than a formality, before sending the bill to the Texas Senate. If the bill becomes law, Zartler says, for the first time in years, he'll no longer be a criminal for trying to help his daughter. ...