The Senate State Affairs Committee is taking up several bills Monday concerning eminent domain. Some of the legislation is aimed at providing landowners with more information about their rights and how the eminent domain process works.
Bobby Blanchard
Bobby Blanchard joined The Texas Tribune’s audience team in 2016 and led the team from 2021 to 2023, strategizing to expand the organization’s reach and engagement across all platforms. A graduate of UT-Austin, Bobby spent his first year out of college at The Dallas Morning News as a reporting fellow, covering Texas politics and breaking news. He got his start in journalism in the poorly lit basement of The Daily Texan, followed by internships at the Houston Chronicle, KUT News and the Tribune. Born and raised in the Houston area, Bobby is a native Texan.
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The Brief: Texas Senate advances school choice bill
The Texas Senate voted 18-13 on Thursday to pass the major school choice bill this legislative session. Here’s what you need to know.
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The Brief: Here’s how the school choice bill has changed
Lawmakers in the Senate could begin debate over the “school choice” legislation on the floor Thursday. If they do, they’re expected to be discussing a very different bill than what was heard in committee.
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Trump official implies border wall might go on Mexico side of river
Though Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke didn’t say it directly, his remarks imply the border wall would have to go on the southern side of the Rio Grande River — in Mexico.
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The Brief: Is the Collin County jury pool tainted in favor of Ken Paxton?
Prosecutors at a pretrial hearing for the securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are expected to argue for a change of venue.
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The Brief: Texas colleges face a perfect storm of budget cuts
State budget cuts to higher education aren’t the only problem worrying universities. Schools are also staring down efforts to freeze tuition and slash federal funding for higher education.
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Why does the Texas criminal code still ban “homosexual conduct”?
The United States Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that a ban on “homosexual conduct” — the act of sex between members of the same sex — was unconstitutional. So why is it still on the books?
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The Brief: After the Obamacare fight, Ted Poe resigns from Freedom Caucus
U.S. Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, has resigned from the group that helped derail the American Health Care Act.
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The Brief: Texas alcohol regulators know how to party — on taxpayer’s dime
Officials from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission spent thousands of taxpayer dollars attending conferences and hotels at fancy resorts.
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The Brief: TAMU elected its first openly gay student body president. Hold up, says Rick Perry.
Former Gov. Rick Perry is questioning the legitimacy of a student body election at Texas A&M University that gave his alma mater its first openly gay student body president.
