The Texas Legislature hits the halfway point today in a special session that’s expected to take up most if not all of the 30 days it’s allowed. While the Senate has passed 20 bills related to 18 items on Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda and the House has passed eight bills touching on four of his priorities, legislation has yet to hit the governor’s desk.
August 2017
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Higher Education
After a quiet year of campus carry, community colleges get guns next
Starting Tuesday, community colleges across the state will permit licensed gun owners to carry concealed firearms in certain campus buildings. They’ve had a year to learn from the example of four-year schools — but they still face challenges all their own.
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Politics
Here are 5 takeaways from the first half of the special session
At the likely halfway point of a 30-day special session, the Texas House and Senate are taking very different approaches to the governor’s sprawling agenda, and they could be headed for another standoff on a so-called “bathroom bill.”