After a deadly school shooting in Santa Fe, Democrats called for swift action on guns. Gov. Greg Abbott said he’d convene roundtable discussions. And Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said schools have “too many entrances and too many exits.”
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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Public Education
10 killed, 10 more injured after shooting at high school southeast of Houston
The shooting at Santa Fe High School brought immediate expressions of support and concern from statewide and national leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott, who flew to the school Friday afternoon.
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State Government
Asked to propose a fix to voting rights violation, Texas offers few answers
Following a ruling last month that Texas was violating a law designed to ease the voter registration process, a federal judge ordered the state to submit a plan to fix it. Texas’ response offered few specifics.
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State Government
Did Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick break the law by pushing out the agency director? The attorney general can’t say.
Whether Christi Craddick violated the law last year in pushing the Texas Railroad Commission’s executive director out of her post is “not a question we can resolve,” Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in an opinion released Thursday.
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Texas Elections 2018
They failed to unseat Joe Straus and Byron Cook. Now, can they best the House leaders’ favored successors?
Republican challenger Thomas McNutt lost to Byron Cook in 2016, and Matt Beebe couldn’t topple Joe Straus in two attempts. They’re running again this year, but with those two powerful incumbents out of the way.
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Economy
Arlington offered Amazon $921 million to build its HQ2 in Texas
The North Texas city said Tuesday it’s “no longer moving forward” in the high-stakes, high-profile competition to host Amazon’s second headquarters.
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State Government
The Supreme Court ruled that states can legalize sports gambling. But Texas still might not play.
Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders have shown resistance to expanding gambling in the state in recent years.
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State Government
How a federal lawsuit could open the door to online voter registration in Texas
Texas is one of just a handful of states that doesn’t offer online voter registration. Advocates are hoping a recent ruling from a federal judge could change that.
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Demographics
Saying the state is violating a voter registration law, federal judge gives Texas until Thursday to propose a fix
Civil rights advocates hope that the ruling by U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia could force Texas to adopt a version of online voter registration.
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Criminal Justice
Survivors ask Texas AG to take action against owners of Karolyi Ranch, site of alleged sexual abuse of female gymnasts
The Texas Rangers have been investigating Karolyi Ranch since January, but lawyers for survivors say action from the state attorney general is needed as well.
