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Bill backed by Gov. Greg Abbott to ban 'furries' in schools stalls in Texas House
Legislation endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows banning teens from acting like animals in schools ...
Texas House members caught using new method to vote for no-shows
Several Texas House members appear to have a new vote strategy—using extend-o-sticks to reach the buttons to indicate their ...
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Texas House sends bill that could increase cost of gender transition health care to governor's desk
The Texas House voted 87-58 to approve Senate Bill 1257 on Monday. The measure requires health care providers who provide ...
Texas food banks slam House Republicans' proposal to restrict SNAP benefits, shift costs to states
Feeding Texas called the plan to save $230 million by cutting SNAP benefits the largest rollback of food assistance in our ...
“A gift to our mothers”: Moms could drive solo in car pool lanes under Texas House bill
The bill originally allowed pregnant women to drive in HOV lanes, to be consistent with Texas abortion laws, but legislators ...
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It’s crunch time for Texas House bills as three key deadlines hit this week
Any House bills or joint resolutions that haven’t passed out of committee by Monday, made it to a calendar by Tuesday or ...
After a sometimes graphic debate, Texas House advances bill limiting kids’ access to sexually explicit books in libraries
The bill would bar those under 18 from checking out books with sexually explicit material without parental permission.
Texas House OKs bill to expand medical marijuana provisions
A hefty expansion to the state’s narrow medical marijuana program won overwhelming approval in the Texas House on Monday, ...
'She is obviously devastated' | 6 dogs die during house fire in Texas; more than 30 rescued from foster home
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — Six dogs have died, and more than 30 were rescued during a house fire Friday morning in far west Bexar ...
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Bill requiring Texas hospitals to report the citizenship status of patients killed in House
It is unclear whether the House bill could come back as an amendment to another measure before the legislative session ends ...