The Texas Tribune surveyed all 38 Texans in Congress Wednesday, asking if they believed Trump’s response to Charlottesville has encouraged the white nationalist movement.
Shannon Najmabadi
Shannon Najmabadi was a reporter at the Tribune from 2017 to 2021, most recently covering women's health. Her stories — on higher education and other topics — have prompted lawmakers to change three state laws, including one involving a very narrow definition of the word “pickle.” She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Columbia University.
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Abbott signs bill restricting insurance coverage of abortion
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Tuesday that will require Texas women to pay a separate health insurance premium to get coverage for non-emergency abortions.
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Legislature advances annexation bill to Gov. Abbott
The Texas Senate advanced a municipal annexation bill to Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday, the fifth bill sent to the governor’s desk during the special legislative session set to end in no more than three days.
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Texas House calls on Texas A&M chancellor to halt white nationalist rally
After last weekend’s violence in Charlottesville, Texas House members Monday called on the Texas A&M University System chancellor to stop a “White Lives Matter” rally from taking place on campus next month.
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Public Education
With days left in special session, Senate committee makes major changes to House’s school finance bill
The Senate Education Committee drastically altered the House’s primary piece of school finance legislation Friday but suggested compromise with the House was possible with less than a week left in the special session.
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Nearly 1,500 school officials urge Patrick to accept House school finance bill
In a letter sent to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Thursday, nearly 1,500 local school superintendents and trustees urged the head of the Senate to support the House’s primary piece of school finance legislation, House Bill 21.
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New Texas law allows merchants to decline card purchases without ID
A law that goes into effect Jan. 1 will let store owners refuse to process credit or debit card transactions if the buyer won’t show ID. Some say the law won’t override contracts that currently bar merchants from doing so.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blames city governments for “all our problems in America”
On television Friday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick chided Democratic city governments for causing problems nationwide.
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Health care
House OKs reversing cuts to disabled children’s therapy services
The Texas House gave tentative and unanimous approval Thursday to a measure that would partially reverse a controversial cut to disabled children’s therapy services that was ordered by the 2015 Legislature.
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Texas Senate approves anti-abortion bill in overnight vote
The Senate has approved a measure that prohibits local and state government agencies from contracting with abortion providers and their affiliates.
