Small-business owners say a possible repeal of net neutrality could be a detriment, Democrats are looking at a crowded gubernatorial primary in 2018, and U.S. Rep. Al Green is still trying to impeach Trump.
Cassandra Pollock
Cassandra Pollock was a state politics reporter for the Tribune. She joined the Tribune full-time in June 2017 after a fellowship during the 85th Texas Legislature. Pollock spent her first two years at the Trib as an engagement reporter, which meant her name likely landed in your inbox every weekday morning with “The Brief,” a newsletter on all things Texas politics and public policy. Pollock is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism. Pollock left The Texas Tribune in 2021.
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The Brief: Texas voter ID law back in court, Cornyn knocks Dems, U.S. Supreme Court greenlights travel ban
Texas and minority rights groups are back in court today over the state’s voter ID law, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn knocked Democrats for threatening to shutter the federal government, and the U.S. Supreme Court greenlighted the Trump administration to fully enforce its travel ban.
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Courts
Taking Texas to trial: the latest on the state’s court battles
Texas has a host of high-profile legal battles in the works, ranging from voting rights to political maps.
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The Brief: Taxpayer money used for congressman’s sexual harassment settlement, Texas House gets new harassment policy
U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold settled a 2015 sexual harassment claim with $84,000 in taxpayer dollars, and a House committee approved a new sexual harassment policy for the chamber.
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Texas Legislature 2019
House Republicans agree to select speaker candidate in caucus
Texas House Republicans agreed Friday to change their rules for selecting the next house speaker, potentially paving the way for a more conservative leader of the chamber in 2019.
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The Brief: Barton’s out, more welfare woes, and is there a bomb in your backyard?
U.S. Rep. Joe Barton announced Thursday he’s set to retire in 2018 amid a nude photo controversy, Texans may qualify for welfare benefits without ever getting them, and Texas has the fourth highest number of hazardous military sites that have cost tens of billions of dollars in cleanup so far.
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The Brief: Poverty rates steady while welfare slashed, parents worry over end of CHIP, and is Lupe Valdez running for governor or not?
Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez denied reports Wednesday night that she had resigned ahead of a gubernatorial run, a deadline looms for the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the state’s poverty rates have remained consistent as welfare has seen a big drop.
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The Brief: Texas ag commissioner gets primary challenger, bail bond confusion in Harris County
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has a primary challenger for 2018, and the state’s largest pretrial system has been thrown into chaos after its bail bond system was declared unconstitutional.
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The Brief: Abbott makes Supreme Court pick, Congress’ end-of-year sprint, Washington Post foils a sting
Gov. Greg Abbott’s general counsel is poised to replace Don Willett on the Texas Supreme Court, Congress faces pressing issues such as Harvey funding and tax reform in its end-of-year sprint and The Washington Post foils an attempted sting.
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The Brief: Barton controversy spurs 2018 speculation
From U.S. Rep. Joe Barton’s graphic online photo spurring speculation over his 2018 plans to a Texas ban on a common abortion procedure heading to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, here’s what you may have missed over the holiday weekend.
