GOP-led states are emboldened to keep rolling back trans rights. Democrats struggle with a response
Every major U.S. medical group, including the American Medical Association, has opposed the bans and said gender-affirming ...
How Texas GOP activists are planning to take ‘spiritual jurisdiction' over Legislature
The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further ...
Texas House, Senate offer first glimpse at how $150 billion in tax money may be spent
House Bill 1 proposes $335.7 billion in state and federal spending, including $154.1 billion in general revenue spending.
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Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP’s hard right
Texas has a powerful new House speaker after years of escalating Republican infighting. Dustin Burrows won the job on Tuesday ...
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Texas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for “spiritual battle”
Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...
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Relations between leaders of Texas Senate, House already off to rocky start
Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick questioned the ...
State of Texas: Paxton and GOP ramp up pressure to influence vote for Texas House Speaker
The start of the legislative session on Tuesday should bring the resolution of a contentious battle for power in the Texas ...
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UT-Austin’s presidency goes vacant amid growing challenges for Texas public university leaders
In recent years university presidents have been facing growing political pressures, student and faculty pushback and an ...
GOP pushes for penalties after Burrows wins Speaker race: ‘We’re going to keep our word’
A contentious vote Tuesday ended a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers. Lubbock Republican State Rep. Dustin ...
Our View: Burrows’ selection as Texas House speaker good for West Texas, bipartisan government | Editorial
We’re glad to see the next speaker was selected by a bipartisan delegation, and we’re optimistic that having a West Texan in ...
State of Texas: GOP threatens censure for members who backed Burrows
Speaker Vote Fallout -  A contentious vote ends a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers.  In the end, Lubbock Republican Dustin Burrows won the vote for House Speaker.  But some of his ...
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Lubbock's Dustin Burrows Elected Speaker of Texas House in Bipartisan Victory
Dustin Burrows is elected Speaker of the Texas House, signaling potential bipartisanship in addressing state issues.