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The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

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.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 2d

Texas House draws crowds as work begins on bill using public money for private school

The Texas Legislature’s biggest political fight drew hundreds of people to the Capitol complex Tuesday to have their voices heard on a proposal to allow taxpayer dollars to be spent on private school education.

USA TODAY · 3d

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 past couple of years has driven a wedge in the Republican Party and prompted Gov. Greg Abbott last year to help unseat incumbent Republican lawmakers who stood against a "school choice" proposal in 2023.

Sylvester Turner, Houston and Texas Capitol

Austin American-Statesman · 1d

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.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

Sylvester Turner carried into Texas Capitol to lie in state as tributes pour out

State lawmakers on Thursday formally honored Sylvester Turner, adding to the plethora of tributes that have poured out since his death last week and ahead of his memorial on Saturday in Houston. Turner,

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN · 5h

Full capacity reached for former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner's funeral, family annoucnes

The funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 15. KHOU 11 will live stream the service.

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Here's why the Texas House, Senate are beefing over the 'Official Steak of Texas'

Should the New York strip steak be renamed the "Texas Strip" and take on the "official State Steak of Texas" honor? Or what ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

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 ...

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‘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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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 ...

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 ...

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AI boom could spark a Texas land rush — and raise demand for homes

The vast data centers needed to power artificial intelligence are in high demand, and Texas is at the center of a new boom to ...

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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 ...

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Texas House Speaker Dustin 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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