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Texas House OKs bill to limit minors' access to sexually explicit books in public libraries
House Bill 3225 would require libraries to use age verification to keep minors from reading “sexually explicit” books.
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They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy
The group from Johnson County waited 18 hours to testify at a hearing that started at 1 a.m. on a bill to limit toxic ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Texas Senator’s Bill Mandates Death Penalty For Illegal Immigrant Killers
Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn introduced a bill Thursday to codify President Donald Trump’s executive order instituting ...
Texas Houses passes dozens of bills in marathon Friday night floor debate
The lower chamber passed bills dealing with sexually explicit content in public city libraries, additives in school lunches ...
Texas bills could shut down existing wind, solar farms: 'I cannot recall legislation as damaging.'
The bills would require nearly every solar and wind farm in the state to back up their electricity output with natural gas ...
Texas House Passes Bill That Criminalizes Using Altered Media in Political Ads Without Disclosure
Although it's not the worst bill to come out of Texas, advocates warn that the bill's vagueness leave it ripe for misuse.
Texas House set to take up 2 controversial transgender bills | Here's what they do
AUSTIN, Texas — Hours before the Texas House was set to take up two controversial bills, LGBTQ+ supporters rallied in the ...
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Texas Senate passes bill that would allow teachers, students to misgender others without punishment
Senate Bill 1999 would bar punishment against public employees and students who misgender their peers. The bill now heads to ...
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John Cornyn says tax and spending bill must reimburse Texas $11 billion for border security
Texas Republicans are pushing the federal government to pay the state’s costs of Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg’s Abbott’s ...