Medicaid Expansion Picks Up Bipartisan Support In The Texas House, But Hurdles Remain
Expanding the Medicaid rolls to include more than a million Texans could get a floor vote during House budget hearings on Thursday.
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Texas Republicans Are Vowing To Defy Any New Federal Gun Rules. Experts Say It’s Largely A Symbolic Gesture.
The push to steel Texas against new federal rules comes as gun violence nationwide โ including a recent shooting in Bryan โ has sparked Democrats to call for an assault weapons ban and stronger background checks, among other changes.
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Here’s How Texas Elections Would Change, And Become More Restrictive, Under The Bill Texas Republicans Are Pushing
Senate Bill 7 would create new restrictions on early voting, how voters can receive applications to vote by mail and the distribution of polling places in diverse, urban counties. Here’s our breakdown of the proposed changes.
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Texas Officials And Activists Say Murder Conviction For George Floydโs Death โIs Only One Stepโ In Reforming Policing
Before moving to Minneapolis, Floyd had been a longtime Houston resident. That city’s mayor on Tuesday said he and the Houston Police Department would be announcing police reforms next week.
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TEXAS LEGISLATURE 2021 Texas House Targets Power Grid Flaw That Cut Electricity To Natural Gas Facilities And Worsened February Blackouts
The lower chamber gave initial approval Monday to a series of bill responding to this yearโs catastrophic power outages during a deadly winter storm.
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