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Texas Political Pulse for May 16, 2025. You received 18 news.
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KWBU Public Radio
Texas House passes Senate bill to speed up plugging of orphaned oil and gas wells
...well workers prepare to plug an orphaned well on the Rooke family ranch, May 18, 2021, near Refugio, Texas. Abandoned or "orphaned" oil and gas wells can present a significant environmental hazard to their...
Andrew Schneider
05/16/2025 Online
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KWBU Public Radio
Abbott wants to stop allowing SNAP benefits in Texas to be spent on unhealthy, high-processed food
Gov. Greg Abbott is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase unhealthy and highly processed foods in Texas. In a Wednesday letter to...
The Texas Tribune
05/16/2025 Online
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Texas Border Business
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Rep. Jackson Introduce Bill to Support Texas Cattle Ranchers Recover from Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today introduced the Livestock Indemnity Program Enhancement Act, which helps ensure Texas cattle ranchers impacted by natural disasters...
05/16/2025 Online
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KXXV (ABC) 25 (Waco)
GOP infighting complicates path for spending and tax bill in Congress Modifications to Medicaid eligibility raise alarms among Republicans, with potential impacts on millions of Americans complicating negotiations.
...fractured, with a mix of hardline conservatives and moderate members expressing concerns about the legislation. Some GOP lawmakers are unhappy with the proposed spending cuts, arguing they do not go far enough,...
Nathaniel Reed
05/16/2025 Online
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KXXV (ABC) 25 (Waco)
Cruz, Cornyn unveil bill to expand disaster aid for Texas ranchers after wildfires
...Hi! I'm Baileigh, a Digital Content Producer with 25 News KXXV and 15 ABC KRHD. WASHINTON (KXXV) — Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn introduced the Livestock Indemnity Program Enhancement Act Thursday,...
Baileigh Sheffield
05/16/2025 Online
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Kyyw 1470
Lawmakers in Austin Working to Eliminate the Texas Inventory Tax
Austin, Texas ) - Can we talk about taxes for a moment? Yeah, I know, it's an awful subject to talk about. To be honest, our forefathers are rolling in their graves right now with how much we are taxed...
Michael Gibson
05/16/2025 Online
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KXAS NBC 5 Ft​.‌ Worth
Texas Senate passes "Trey's Law" to protect abuse survivors from NDAs
The Senate has unanimously passed the legislation in a 31 to 0 vote on Thursday It's a major step forward in the fight to protect sexual abuse survivors in Texas. The Senate has unanimously passed what's...
Alanna Quillen
05/16/2025 Online
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Kurv 710
House Gives Preliminary Approval To Bill Requiring AC In TX Prisons By 2032
...House. State representatives passed House Bill 3006 on Thursday by an 89-43 vote. The bill requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to install A/C if the state or federal governments provides the funding....
05/16/2025 Online
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KXXV (ABC) 25 (Waco)
Bill requiring air conditioning in all Texas prisons wins preliminary House approval
By: Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Posted TEXAS (KXXV) — The Texas House gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning by the end of 2032. Lawmakers passed...
The Texas Tribune, Stephen Simpson
05/16/2025 Online
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WOAI NBC 4 San Antonio
Sen. Cornyn seeks $11.1 billion reimbursement for Texas border security efforts
On Thursday, Texas Senator John Cornyn announced a significant effort to secure $11.1 billion in reimbursement for the state's controversial "Operation Lone Star" border security initiative led by Governor...
05/16/2025 Online
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foxsanantonio​.‌com
Texas House votes to repeal ban on 'homosexual conduct'
AUSTIN, Texas — In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court found Texas' ban on homosexual conduct to be unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas . More than 20 years later, the Legislature took its first steps to remove...
Eleanor Klibanoff
05/16/2025 Online
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WOAI NBC 4 San Antonio
Texas Senate considers rewritten, $8 billion public school package
After three weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations between chambers, the Texas Senate is considering a rewritten version of the $8 billion investment in public school financing, which the House of Representatives...
Michael Adkison
05/16/2025 Online
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Longview News Journal
Proposal to enhance state's pioneering junk science law approved by Texas House
East Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is seen in court. (Shelby Knowles/Texas Tribune File Photo) East Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is seen in court. (Shelby Knowles/Texas Tribune File Photo)...
Kayla Guo
05/16/2025 Online
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Austin American-Statesman
Texas lawmakers move to abolish child marriage: 'The practice should be ended completely'
The Texas Legislature is poised to end the controversial practice of child marriage in the Lone Star State with a bill the House passed Wednesday. House Bill 168, authored by Rep. Jon Rosenthal, D-Houston,...
Alex Driggars
05/16/2025 Online
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KUT Austin
Austin gives poor people cash with no limits. Texas lawmakers want to outlaw these programs.
Published May 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM CDT Lawmakers argue giving public money to individuals with no clear purpose violates the state constitution. Mariah Young says she grew so used to having the water shut...
Audrey Mcglinchy
05/16/2025 Online
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Fort Worth Report
North Texas health leaders say Medicaid cuts could ‘jeopardize’ care for vulnerable clients
Skip to content U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, speaks to local healthcare leaders about their concerns over potential cuts to Medicaid programs at his "Moms & Medicaid" event on May 9, 2025, in Fort...
Drew Shaw
05/16/2025 Online
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Amarillo Gazette
Ronny Jackson announces legislative achievements impacting agriculture and law enforcement
U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson representing Texas' 13th Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson representing Texas' 13th Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot...
Amarillo Gazette
05/16/2025 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
Bill that would give the Texas Lottery "a two-year lease on life" gets Senate approval
Bill that would give the Texas Lottery "a two-year lease on life" gets Senate approval " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages...
Ayden Runnels
05/16/2025 Online
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