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Shot: Flipping the Texas House: Inside Democrats’ effort to turn a red state blue . ..…
beto pours political capital into texas house race
Beto Pours Political Capital Into Texas House Race Considered Bellwether . . . . . . ..…
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Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election in 2020, bowing to calls to resign from his fellow GOP lawmakers after a conservative operative released a secret recording that may lead to criminal charges against Bonnen. . . . ..…
how one conservative group plans to maintain republicans’ grip on
Led by Phil King, Texas House redistricting chair and one of ALEC's most influential members, and Hans von Spakovsky, attorney and alarmist, the speakers prepared attendees to be on the defensive and ready for litigation when they draw districts. . ..…
texas tribune smears sheriff over immigrant crime claim
The paper claimed the sheriff referred to immigrants as drunks who would run over your children and they will run over my children before amending the article to include necessary context. ..…
texas enters 2021 redistricting with fewer safeguards for voters of
Just before the 2010 election, the 150-seat Texas House stood at a near even split of 76 Republicans and 74 Democrats. ... If Democrats and voters of color in 2011 had in the courts what they lacked in political power in the Texas House, then 2021 may be a near inverse. . ..…
texas-sized opportunities, part 2
(Part 1 of this Latino Decisions article covered Texas House races) . ..…
secret recording heats up texas politics
AUSTIN — The Texas Democratic Party sued Thursday, demanding recording of meeting he had with Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen. ... Sullivan claims in the blog post that Burrows, chair of Texas House Republican caucus, read him list of the names of the 10 targeted..…
governor abbott appoints twelve to texas crime victims’ institute
James White of Hillister is Texas State Representative of District and Chair of Texas House Committee on Corrections. ..…
the 2020 endorsement primary
Texas House speaker pro tem . 2 . March 14 . . U.S. representative from New York . 3 . ..…
more than 700 people have filed to run for president. why?
In 2014, Behrman ran as a Libertarian for the Texas House of Representatives against Democratic incumbent Justin Rodriguez; he got 23% of the vote. . ..…
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Within a few months, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill—co-authored by ALEC national chairman and state Rep. ..…
will the gerrymandering ruling motivate donors and voters?
There's new talking point, Joanna Cattanach, who's running for Texas House, told The New York Times after Supreme Court ruling.. ..…
the important 2020 elections not talked about: state legislatures
The 2010 elections resulted in severely gerrymandered maps in states like North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Texas, where Republicans have hung onto outsized congressional majorities even as their states have gotten more purple.. ..…
texas governor to sign "save chick-fil-a" bill into law
Jessica González (D-Dallas), the vice-chair of the Texas House LGBTQ Caucus, said in her floor speech. ..…
texas house passes religious liberty bill amid lgbtq
Over the opposition of Legislature's LGBTQ Caucus and several failed attempts at procedural block, Texas House passed liberty bill Monday that LGBTQ advocates fear would license discrimination against their communities.. ..…
texas is about to get a ‘save chick-fil-a’ law that legalizes
The bill was nixed in Texas House two weeks ago, and Texas Senate took it up last week and passed it without prior notification.. ..…
court settlement allows kkk rally in ohio city
The bill heads to the Texas House this week. [Dallas Morning News; NBC News] . ..…
texas legislature is at war on your city and county. how to pick sides
More: Analysis: The Texas House is handcuffing property tax relief to education reforms . ..…
this is how texas can help keep parents united with their children
The bill received bipartisan support in Texas House and is now awaiting hearing by Senate. ..…
texas bill would complicate voting for disabled people
Texas Senate passed the bill 19-12 along party lines last month and it has been referred to in Texas House. ..…
irving-based boy scouts of america could be hit with more sex abuse
Texas House Passes Bill To Tackle Backlog Of Rape Kits . By Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz • Apr 17, 2019 . . . The Texas House unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that aims to tackle the state’s backlog of thousands of untested rape kits. ..…
'rachel's law' passes out of texas house: how it
'Rachel's Law passes out of Texas House How it would help violence survivors. bill that would allow Texas district attorneys more options to pursue charges against defendants with pattern of violence has passed the Texas House of Representatives. .. ..…
the heartbeat of the pro-life movement - pro-life
A bill that would have criminalized abortion died in a Texas House committee last week. ..…
'pro-life' texas bill allowing death penalty for abortions gets
Texas state House has held all-night hearing on proposed legislation that would criminalize abortion, and make it capital crime throwing already-polarizing issue into overdrive... ..…
after legal challenges, texas moves to amend its anti-bds law
Steve King, who authored the original 2017 bill banning the state from doing business with those who abide by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel, authored the amendments to the bill, which the Texas House approved this week in an initial reading. ..…
texas abortion bill proposes death penalty for women, physicians
Matt Krause, who sits on Texas House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence, ment on Facebook before the hearing that it was the first legislative hearing since 1973 on this topic... ..…
evangelical voters' power isn't eroding in the age of trump. it's
This year, for the first time, the Texas House has an LGBT caucus. Its members have proposed legislation that would update state nondiscrimination laws to cover LGBT Texans, streamline the process for transgender people to update their birth certificates, and prohibit state-licensed..…
public citizen supports disaster id bill in texas
Public Citizen Supports Disaster ID Bill in Texas House . February 27, 2019 by Michael Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..…
tolling proposals in connecticut push federal officials into ‘new
[Los Angeles Times] … A bill introduced in the Texas House by Rep. Matt Shaheen last week would phase out toll collection and make all current toll roads free once the costs of construction are paid for. ..…
abusing religion: polygyny, mormonisms, and under the banner of heaven
In April 2005, Texas House of Representatives Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues that FLDS is dangerous, specifically because they practice marriage. ..…
spacex starhopper and launchpad will likely be ready for late march
He is State Representative for Texas House District 37... Looks like the pad is about to get some concrete 🙌🏻😁🚀 state rep📸- @AlexHD37 pic twitter com 5uHix48UBh — Austin Barnard February 14, 2019.. another closeup of some of the plumbing going in for Hopper's South..…
does the texas gop have a problem recruiting women to run?
Candy Noble and Angela Paxton were Republicans elected to Texas House and Senate, respectively, amid surge of women running for office.. ... Republican of Texas House are unequivocally instrumental to the success of our caucus and our chamber, state Rep. ..…
how this sundance film seeks to 'fuel outrage' about how people with
Together, California's Los Angeles County Jail, Rikers Island New York City and Harris County Jail Texas house 44,000 people, many of. ..…
public housing authorities still under threat as government shutdown
SHA has the ability to continue funding expenses through March regardless of whether the government shuts down again February... ..…
democrats campaigned to raise teacher pay. for now, more are prepared
Both the Texas House and Senate have put forth two different proposals to increase education spending. ... The Texas House wants $7.1 billion for public education funding with less specific guidelines on how to ramp up wages for classroom teachers. . ..…
republicans may have found a crafty way to keep democrats down in
Texas House Bill 2504, passed along party lines by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature in May and signed into law by Republican Gov. ..…
trump administration opposes a return to federal oversight for texas
Before 45 days pass in the next legislative session, Texas lawmakers must begin fixing discriminatory issues with the way in which North Texas' House District 90 was drawn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..…
texas legislature demographics: most lawmakers are white and male
Even if all of the 168 women who have been elected to the Texas House or Senate were alive today, they still would be unable to fill all 181 seats in the Legislature. . ..…
accused killer of missouri transgender teen will not go to trial until
Due to scheduling conflicts with Missouri Public Defenders Office, the man accused of killing teen and disposing of in coop may not be tried for at least another 20 months, reports Springfield News-Leader.. ..…
168 east texas candidates have already won, because no one ran against
full term on the court of appeals is six years... Court of Appeals District, Place, Greg Neely, Republican Court of Appeals, Place, Scott Stevens, Republican Court of Appeals, Place, Leanne Johnson, Republican Court of Appeals, Place, Hollis Horton, Republican. ..…
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In February issue of Governing, I have story about the rise of family in United States. ..…
early voting gets marching start in corpus christi, surrounding areas
Texas House of Rep. Abel Herrero marches to the Nueces County Courthouse to voter he take part in Indivisible's March The Vote on the first day of early voting in Texas on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. . ..…
obama-backed committee to invest millions to target elections in 11
FILE- In this Dec 5, 2017, file photo, former President Barack Obama address the participants at summit on climate change involving mayors from around Chicago. ..…
texas mother catches babysitter commit sex act on 3-year-old, say
North Texas mother was horrified allegedly, caught the babysitter committing sex act on her three-year-old daughter, say police.. ..…
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Earlier this month [Texas] House Speaker Joe Straus told county administrators the state budget deficit would be at least $18 billion. . ..…
house approves $26.1 billion aid package to states in special session
Rick Perry of Texas opposes the bill and urged Texas House members to vote against it. ..…
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