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State Rep. Venton Jones celebrates Black queer love with proposal to his partner at Texas state capitol
A declaration of Black queer love radiated from the Texas State Capitol in Austin last week as Democratic State Representative Venton Jones ... District 100 in Dallas. Jones is serving his second ...
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Dallas House Democrat pops the question shortly after being sworn into office
Rep. Venton Jones, D-Dallas, asked his partner, Gregory Scott Jr., to marry him shortly after lawmakers were sworn in Tuesday afternoon. Scott said yes. “In a time when our love and our very ...
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Dallas Representative files bill to end prior authorization requirements for HIV prevention drug
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Rep. Venton Jones, D-Dallas, filed a bill this legislative session to prohibit insurance companies from requiring prior authorization before covering medications intended ...
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State Rep. Venton Jones’ HB 50 passes unanimously out of committee, bringing Texas ‘one step closer to smarter HIV prevention’
Venton Jones has announced that on Monday ... Join more than 20,000 opted-in subscribers keeping up with Dallas Voice every Friday. Our weekly eBlast! includes the latest news, things to do ...
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State House Committee on Public Health holds hearing on Jones’ HB 50 in HIV testing
Texas State Rep. Venton Jones, D-Dallas, announced Monday, March 31, that House Bill 50 — legislation he introduced that proposes “a crucial step forward in combating the HIV epidemic in Texas ...
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Rep. Jones’ HB 1368, mandating notice to parents when school positions go unfilled, passes the House
The Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 13, voted to pass House Bill 1368, authored by Dallas Democrat Rep. Venton Jones requiring schools to notify parents when their child’s campus ...
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Texas House votes to repeal state’s long-defunct ban on gay sex
The proposal, brought this session by state Rep. Venton Jones, D-Dallas, one of the chamber’s first Black gay members, passed in a 72-55 vote, with support from all Democrats and a handful of ...
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HB 50 passes third reading in the Texas House
Venton Jones before the floor of the House before ... Join more than 20,000 opted-in subscribers keeping up with Dallas Voice every Friday. Our weekly eBlast! includes the latest news, things ...
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Texas lawmaker proposes to partner in the State Capitol
A Dallas lawmaker got engaged to his partner in the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Tuesday. State Rep. Venton Jones, a Democrat who became one of the first out Black gay men ever elected to the ...
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'I am livid' | South Dallas residents face SNAP benefits theft
She is a long-term South Dallas resident living in the Dixon ... Texas House Representative Venton Jones spoke with the Office of the Inspector General after several Texas HHS employees were ...
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'I am livid' | South Dallas residents face SNAP benefits theft
DALLAS — When Emma Jones thinks of community ... Texas House Representative Venton Jones spoke with the Office of the Inspector General after several Texas HHS employees were fired for allegedly ...