Tag: Texas Legislature
Texas Senate lacks votes to pass permitless carry of handguns
By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Monday that the state Senate does not currently have the votes to pass permitless...
Texas GOP opposition to bill on changing ‘Negro’ place names raises sparks
Chuck Lindell Austin American-Statesman
AUSTIN, Texas — With attention focused on a Texas House hearing about competing bills — one to remove Confederate monuments from...
Corporations ask Legislature to drop bills targeting LGBTQ Texans
Chuck Lindell Austin American-Statesman
Raising concerns about legislation targeting LGBTQ people, a group of leading corporations on Monday urged Texas lawmakers to focus instead on...
Texas House approves bill that would allow people to carry a gun without a...
The Texas House has approved a bill that would allow handguns to be carried without a permit, marking a win for gun rights activists...
Houston’s expanded voting becomes target of GOP restrictions
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The nation's next big voting battle is underway in Texas, where Republicans are trying to...
Lawmakers ban transgender students from school sports based on their gender ID
Transgender students would be banned from competing on school sports teams based on their gender identity under a bill that received initial approval by...
NCAA warns Texas lawmakers against limiting transgender sports participation
Chuck Lindell Austin American-Statesman
In a statement supporting the inclusion of transgender athletes in sports, the NCAA Board of Governors warned state lawmakers Monday that...
Texas GOP says proposed voting restrictions are color blind, many see voter suppression
By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune
Two nights of voting in Houston, eight months apart, each occurring as midnight slipped by, lay bare the fault...
Texas House speaker backs expanding Medicaid for new mothers
By Shannon Najmabadi, Texas Tribune
The Republican House speaker threw his weight Wednesday behind a bill that would extend Medicaid coverage to mothers for a...
Texas lawmakers advance bail bills opponents say do little for poor people in jail
Texas’ systems for deciding who should remain behind bars while awaiting trial have long been criticized for unfairly keeping poor people locked up simply...
