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Texas is one of the worst states in the nation for women to give birth. Between 2011 and 2012, 189 Texas mothers died less than a year after childbirth.…
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The end of the legislature session is less than three weeks away, and lawmakers in the Texas House are racing against a midnight deadline. Bills that…
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From Texas Standard: With the legislative session set to end on May 29, time is running out to pass a state budget, and resolve the avalanche of other...
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A proposal to gut cities and school districts’ trans-inclusive bathroom policies did not advance in the House ahead of a crucial deadline, nixing the…
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From Texas Standard: As the legislative session heads into its final six weeks, lawmakers have a lot left to do. They face the task of reconciling...
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The Texas Senate has passed a proposed state budget, now it’s the House’s turn. Beginning Thursday morning lawmakers will begin debating what the state…
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Voters don't like Congress. Only about 40 percent of the country approves of the job the president is doing. And, because of the hundreds of millions of...
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A potentially historic and consequential week lies ahead in which Republicans stand ready to change the rules of the Senate to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
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Child Protective Services would get more money but public schools and higher education would get less under a state budget that is expected to be approved…
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Some House lawmakers are aiming to stop the Agriculture Commissioner’s feral hog poisoning program at all costs and that includes adjusting the state’s…