The poll was conducted in the days immediately following a deadly school shooting in Southeast Texas.
Emma Platoff
Emma Platoff was a reporter at the Tribune from 2017 to 2021, most recently covering the law and its intersection with politics. A graduate of Yale University, Emma is the former managing editor of the Yale Daily News.
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Criminal Justice
Gov. Greg Abbott announces school safety plan and proposed changes to gun laws after Santa Fe shooting
The governor’s announcement follows three days of roundtable discussions about school safety last week at the Capitol. He said he was open to a special session to implement some of his ideas.
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Texas Supreme Court sides with short-term renters, likely bolstering state’s fight against Austin’s ordinance
Friday’s ruling doesn’t directly address regulations implemented by some Texas cities restricting homeowners’ use of services like Airbnb. But it bolsters the case against the City of Austin’s short-term rental ordinance in several major ways, lawyers said.
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Report: Lupe Valdez, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, owes $12,000 in property taxes
According to the Houston Chronicle, the former Dallas County sheriff owes money on seven properties in two counties.
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Environment
After Arkema chemical fires, industry needs more guidance on flood protections, federal investigators say
Workers at the Arkema chemical plant outside Houston “appeared to be unaware” that the site was at risk of flooding. Both the company and the industry’s regulators need to do more to plan for flooding, federal investigators said in a new report.
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A gay Texas teacher is on leave after she showed students a photo of her wife. She has few legal protections.
Texas law prohibits employment discrimination based on a host of factors, including sex, race, religion and disability. But there’s no express protection for LGBTQ employees.
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Lawsuit claims one of Texas’ top Republican judges fired his secretary for supporting Democrats on social media
Olga Zuniga, who worked as a secretary on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for 14 years, claims she was fired by her Republican boss for her social media posts favoring Democrats.
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Texas Elections 2018
Hard-line conservatives lose big in Texas House runoffs
Most of the seven Texas House Republican primary runoffs fell along familiar ideological fault lines in the Republican Party. The more moderate candidates won in most cases.
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Criminal Justice
The Santa Fe shooter used his father’s guns. But his parents aren’t liable under Texas law.
The 17-year-old shooter who killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School last week used his father’s guns. But his family would not be liable under Texas’ safe storage law, since the law only applies to children under 17.
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After Santa Fe shooting, prominent Texas House Republican asks Abbott to call special session on school shootings
House State Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Cook joined a growing chorus of Texas politicians who have already asked Abbott to call back lawmakers to weigh proposals on the issue.