Tag: Texas Legislature
OPINION: New laws: 666 changes to state codes cut many rights, freedoms
Most new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature go into effect on Sept. 1 following each biennial legislative session. This year, 666 new laws...
666 new Texas laws go into effect on Wednesday
By Andrew Zhang, The Texas Tribune
Six hundred and sixty-six new Texas laws will go into effect this Wednesday. Debated, passed and signed during the...
Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature sent a sweeping rewrite of the state's election laws...
Clinics ask high court to block Texas 6-week abortion ban
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion providers in Texas are asking the Supreme Court to prevent enforcement of a state law that...
Texas House approves new voting restrictions
By Alexa Ura | The Texas Tribune
After months of drama and political resistance, the curtain has lowered on Democratic attempts to stave off a...
Texas GOP pushes ahead on voting bill with Democrats back
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Thursday pressed forward on a third try at passing...
With Democrats back, Texas GOP pushes ahead with voting bill
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans brought back their voting bill Monday with no changes as some Democrats...
OPINION: Back to work: Quorum in Legislature met, action on voting bill can begin
Texas Democratic legislators’ walkout only postponed the inevitable. After leaving the state Capitol in May and breaking a quorum to stop passage of controversial bills...
Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state...
Threats of DPS arresting House Democrats yet to materialize
By Cassandra Pollock and Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune
More than a week after Republicans in the Texas House voted to authorize arrests of...