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Texas Political Pulse for March 20, 2023. You received 15 news.
 
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Austin American-Statesman - Round Rock Leader Newspaper
Rep. Ellen Troxclair wants to fix Austin's problems. Others want her out of the way
...initiative Project Connect. Another Troxclair proposal would weaken Austin's counterpunch to such legislation by prohibiting local governments from spending taxpayer money on outside lobbyists. More:Should...
03/20/2023 Internet
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Wichita Falls Times Record News
Texas Senate committee OKs proposals to lower school taxes, increase state funding share
...time Texans received a direct cut to their school-related property tax rates was in 2019, when the Legislature approved House Bill 3, which lowered district tax rates by 20 cents over about four years. The...
03/20/2023 Internet
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Weatherford Democrat
Senate committee hears testimony on trans youth bill
...medical treatments for transgender youth. Senate Bill 14, authored by New Braunfels Republican Sen. Donna Campbell, went before the Senate State Affairs Committee, where dozens signed up to speak. SB 14...
03/20/2023 Internet
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KVUE ABC 24 Austin
Equality Texas expects hundreds at Capitol rally for LGBTQ rights
...used to start with young teenage boys. Now it's just a plethora of young teenage girls," State Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels), the author of SB 14, told the Senate State Affairs Committee last week....
03/20/2023 Internet
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Reform Austin
New Bill Would Bar Counties From Suing Businesses That Harm Communities
State Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) has filed a bill in the Texas House that would bar counties from suing corporations that harm their communities. House Bill 1372 reads "In a public nuisance action brought...
Jef Rouner
03/20/2023 Internet
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Texas Tribune
"He has a battle rifle": Police feared Uvalde gunman’s AR-15
...Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has suggested such a law would be unconstitutional, while House Speaker Dade Phelan said he doubts his chamber would support it. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and four Republican...
Zach Despart
03/20/2023 Internet
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Austin American-Statesman
University of Texas student leaders call on school to increase campus wages
...minimum wage to $15, although their proposals have not become law. State lawmakers have also proposed legislation to raise the minimum wage, including House Bill 169, which Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City,...
03/20/2023 Internet
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KTRE (ABC) 9 (Lufkin)
What happens when Texas takes over a school district like Houston ISD?
...2010-19, although Wheatley and the district have improved since then. Houston Democratic state Rep. Harold Dutton, who co-authored the law and is a Wheatley alum, has defended the law, arguing that there should...
María Méndez
03/20/2023 Internet
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Houston Defender
Rep. Harold Dutton stands firm, supports TEA Takeover
Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune State Rep. Harold Dutton is known to go toe-to-toe with members of his own party on education issues When the future of the Houston Independent School District...
Laura Onyeneho
03/20/2023 Internet
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Montgomery County Police Reporter
Texas House addresses skyrocketing property appraisals
...beginning to make their way through the legislative process. Constitutionally, Texas could only take up legislation that was specifically named on the Governor’s list of emergency items up until this point. Now,...
Scott Engle
03/19/2023 Internet
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KTRE (ABC) 9 (Lufkin)
East Texas Rep. Matt Schaefer discusses 'border protection unit' bill
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 10:35 AM CDT An East Texas state representative serving in the Texas House said HB 20 will create a permanent border workforce. Updated: 3 hours ago KTRE’s Avery Gorman speaks...
03/19/2023 Internet
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KDFW Channel 4 - Dallas
Texas: The Issue Is - Senator Ted Cruz talks debt ceiling, border crisis
...Congress continue to circle around what should be done regarding the U.S. debt ceiling. Texas Senator Ted Cruz sits down to discuss how national spending is affecting inflation across the country and in Texas....
03/19/2023 Internet
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WFAA ABC 8 Dallas
State Senator behind 'educational freedom' bill touts its advantages for Texas parents
...children from public schools to private schools, including religious schools. The bill’s author, Sen. Brandon Creighton, says a traditional voucher is money distributed straight to a family. But the Republican...
03/19/2023 Internet
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Austin American-Statesman
Editorial: Retired Texas teachers are struggling. Lawmakers must help.
...years. A similar bill introduced by Rep. Greg Bonnen, R- Friendswood, and listed among House Speaker Dade Phelan's top priorities, proposes a $5,000 cash payment for retirees 70 and over, a one-time cost-of-living...
03/19/2023 Internet
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Gilmer Mirror
Lt. Governor Patrick Statement on the 3rd Court of Appeals Decision
...electric utility customers, I couldn’t be more pleased. The Texas Senate has once again filed a bold legislative agenda to address our energy needs and ensure that Texas does not run short of electricity in the...
03/18/2023 Internet
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