The NCAA is reminding Texas it requires a safe, healthy, and discrimination-free environment for its championship tournaments. The Board of Governors put out a statement on Monday saying it requires men to undergo testosterone suppression treatment before they can compete as trans women. The Texas Senate is considering a bill banning biological males from competing […]
Texas House approves bill creating active shooter alert system
April 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The Texas House is unanimously approving a measure to create an active shooter alert system in the state. The bill is known as the Leilah Hernandez Act, in honor of the youngest victim of the August 2019 Midland-Odessa shooting spree. It would launch a system like the AMBER Alert system for missing children, which would […]
Democrats sue to change Texas ballot ahead of 2020 elections
November 4, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Texas Democratic Party is suing to overturn a state law on ballots. The measure in question says candidates who belong to the same party as the governor are listed first on general election ballots. The lawsuit filed in an Austin federal court on Friday argues that the law gives an unfair advantage to Republicans, the party […]
Texas Senate Unanimously Passes $5,000 Teacher Pay Raises
March 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would provide $5,000 annual pay raises for full-time classroom teachers and librarians, at a cost of $4 billion over the next two years. Authored by the Senate’s lead budget writer Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, Senate Bill 3 has been a priority of Republican Lt. Gov. […]
Senate Committee Votes To Advance “Sanctuary Cities” Bill
February 3, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Texas Senate’s State Affairs Committee is advancing controversial legislation designed to crack down on so-called “sanctuary cities” in Texas.
Illegal Immigrants could lose in-state tuition if the Texas Senate votes
April 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee approved Senate Bill 1819 on Wednesday by a 4-3 vote.
Robert Duncan Approved as TTU Chancellor
June 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
TEXAS TECH- Texas Sen. Robert Duncan was approved as chancellor in a special called meeting today…
Patrick beat three-time incumbent David Dewhurst
May 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
AUSTIN – Republican Texas Senator Dan Patrick is being called the winner of yesterday’s primary to nominate his party’s candidate to become Lieutenant Governor
Republican race for lieutenant governor draws to a close
May 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
TEXAS– David Dewhurst is a policy wonk. He loves to talk about the technicalities of legislation, and dig into the minutia of the budget
KERA Interview with Senator Wendy Davis
June 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
DALLAS – Those celebrating the legislative defeat of new abortion restrictions in Texas had a short-lived victory. Governor Rick Perry has called a new special session to vote on abortion restrictions again. State Senator Wendy Davis, whose filibuster helped defeat the bill Tuesday, talked to KERA’s Shelley Kofler about what comes next, and whether she plans to run for Governor.
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