Sanya Mansoor, Author at The Texas Tribune

Texas House bills lay out some initial plans to overhaul CPS

By Sanya MansoorFeb. 10, 2017

Texas representatives have filed legislation to start an overhaul of the the state’s Child Protective Services, following a crisis that has left thousands of kids at risk.

With less than a week before lawmakers convene, preparations are underway to welcome members of the state House of Representatives for the 85th session of the Texas Legislature.

State Government

Rep. John Zerwas to head Texas House Appropriations Committee

By Sanya MansoorFeb. 9, 2017

State Rep. John Zerwas is the Texas House’s new Appropriations Committee chairman, and Rep. Dan Huberty is the new chairman of the House Public Education Committee.

A sign posted at a sink at a Corpus Christi-area health clinic on the morning of Dec. 15, 2016. City officials announced a ban on using the city’s water the evening before due to a chemical making its way into the supply.

State Government

The Brief: Corpus Christi’s new mayor resigned after 37 days. What happened?

By Sanya Mansoor and Bobby BlanchardFeb. 9, 2017

Disgruntled Corpus Christi voters elected a political outsider to run the city last year. After 37 days, the mayor resigned. Here’s what happened.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick talks with the media during a press conference on SB 6, also known as the "bathroom bill," on Feb. 6, 2017.

State Government

The Brief: Texas Senate will debate “sanctuary cities,” ethics reform

By Sanya Mansoor and Bobby BlanchardFeb. 7, 2017

The Senate is set to debate today two of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency items: reforming ethics laws and banning “sanctuary cities.”

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) speak at a press conference in the Capitol about Sen. Cruz’s Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015 (S. 2302), in Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2015.

State Government

The Brief: Abbott and Cruz eye term limits on Congress

By Sanya Mansoor and Bobby BlanchardFeb. 6, 2017

With an ally in the White House, Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz are suggesting the timing is right to pass term limits on Congress.

State Government

The Brief: How to watch hearing on ‘sanctuary cities’

By Bobby Blanchard and Sanya MansoorFeb. 2, 2017

A bill that would ban sanctuary cities is getting its first hearing Thursday just days after Gov. Greg Abbott declared the issue an emergency item in his State of the State address.