Texas Southern University President Austin Lane told a local news station he did nothing wrong and expects to be fully reinstated or else paid out for the remainder of his contract.
2020
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Texas 2020 Elections
With its 228 delegates and Super Tuesday slot, Texas looms in the presidential primary
The focus is on the early states, but candidates are also paying attention to Texas. Early voting starts here before the Nevada and South Carolina primaries wrap up.
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Politics
Analysis: A bad day for Planned Parenthood, a good one for Ken Paxton
The Texas attorney general got a political gift in the form of a friendly request for his opinion: a chance to take a swipe at a political nemesis.
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Immigration
Abbott tells Trump administration Texas won’t participate in refugee resettlement
The decision comes after more than 40 other governors said they would opt in to the federal program.
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Health care
Under new Texas law, Planned Parenthood likely to be excluded from state employees’ annual charity drive
A legal opinion from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that facilitating state employees’ donations to Planned Parenthood falls under a 2019 state law prohibiting government entities from entering into “taxpayer resource transactions” with abortion providers or their affiliates.
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Marijuana in Texas
Austin to consider stopping arrests, tickets in low-level marijuana cases after hemp law
Four progressive members of the City Council are pushing the proposal, which needs two more votes to pass.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Warren unveils list of new Texas endorsements as presidential race heats up
The senator’s backers now include three state representatives, several Texas city council members and local political organizers.
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Demographics
Texas leaves the hard work of chasing an accurate census count to communities
Local governments, nonprofits and churches are stepping into the organizational void left after Republican Texas lawmakers shot down any significant funding for state efforts to avoid an undercount in the 2020 census.
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State Government
Analysis: Why you should treat elected officials like your dog
For four years, local and state governments in Texas were allowed to keep a lot of public business hidden. New laws make more of that information public. But what did they get away with in the meantime?
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Congress
Texas Democrats back resolution to curtail President Trump’s war powers concerning Iran
No Texas Republicans in the U.S. House voted for the resolution.
