Texas lawmakers on Monday considered changes to the state’s election code regarding language interpreters for voters who are not proficient in English, three years after a voter’s son was blocked from helping her cast a ballot.
Alexa Ura
Alexa Ura reported for The Texas Tribune from 2013 to 2023. She covered the complex dynamics of race, ethnicity, wealth, poverty and power and how they are shaping the future of Texas and Texans, in the long and short term. Alexa started at the Tribune as a reporting intern before graduating from the University of Texas at Austin and joining the staff full time. Originally from Laredo on the Texas-Mexico border, she is a native Spanish speaker and is based in Austin.
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How the Texas “bathroom bill” compares to North Carolina’s revised law
After North Carolina revised its controversial bathroom law last week, the NCAA announced it would again consider the state for future championship games. So is the proposed Texas bill more like the new North Carolina law or its predecessor?
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Politics
Texas Republicans defend “bathroom bill” as North Carolina tweaks its law
As North Carolina lawmakers voted Thursday to revise that state’s “bathroom bill,” Texas Republicans pushing a similar measure said they are not backing away from their proposal.
Posted inState Government
After immigration and bathroom fights, House votes to keep Railroad Commission functioning
Immigration and bathrooms took over a good chunk of a floor debate on whether to keep the Texas Railroad Commission functioning until 2029. In the end lawmakers voted unanimously to tentatively send the bill to the Senate.
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Demographics
Railroad Commission bill could revive debate on bathrooms, immigration
House Republicans will look to force a vote on the regulations in the Senate’s “bathroom bill.” And a Democratic lawmaker has an amendment aimed at forcing the business community to take sides in the sanctuary cities debate.
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Demographics
Harris County loses residents to other areas; Texas suburbs growing
In Texas, suburban counties lead in population growth as they continue to receive residents from other areas while urban counties are more dependent on international migrants and expanding families, new census figures show.
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Economy
House Democrats try again for a minimum wage hike
Though the proposals are unlikely to get very far, House Democrats are again pushing for a minimum wage increase in Texas.
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Politics
In Texas House, uncertain fate of bathroom bill could reverberate
The Texas “bathroom bill” has made it to the House but chamber leaders are hinting that the controversial legislation may never reach the chamber’s floor for a vote.
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Politics
Texas Senate tentatively approves “bathroom bill”
After several hours of debate, the Texas Senate on Tuesday tentatively signed off on the “bathroom bill” on a 21-10 vote.
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Politics
Watch as Texas Senate debates “bathroom bill”
A week after a marathon hearing, the Texas Senate debated the “bathroom bill” on the floor Tuesday afternoon.
