Members of the Texas House on Tuesday issued a loud demand for the Senate to take action on their bills — or else.
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Public Education
Lawmaker announces donation page to address “lunch shaming”
Rep. Helen Giddings announced the launch of a donation page that allows the public to contribute money to clear the debt of schools that feed schoolchildren when their lunch accounts are empty.
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The Brief: Time is almost up for the House to vote out Senate bills
The House is expected to take up bills on maternal mortality and the state’s voter ID law as the Senate deliberates passage of bathroom restrictions for transgender students and property tax reform.
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Politics
School groups say House bathroom amendment open to interpretations
School groups say a Texas House amendment addressing bathroom use is open to interpretations on whether it actually keeps school districts from allowing transgender students to use bathrooms that match their gender identities.
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Health care
Scientists wary as Texas mulls allowing sale of unproven drugs
Supporters of House Bill 3236 say it could get experimental drugs into terminally ill patients’ hands, but its detractors say it would encourage snake oil salesmen.
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Public Education
Texas might keep the standards, cut funding for Abbott’s pre-K program
Gov. Greg Abbott demanded the House and Senate fund his pre-K grant program holding school districts to quality standards. So they came up with a budget proposal that keeps the standards, but cuts the grants.
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Health care
Texas business leaders stayed neutral on “bathroom” amendment
Pro-business forces, which had for months warned that a “bathroom bill” could be disastrous for the state’s bottom line, held their fire during Sunday’s debate over a bill amendment dealing with the controversial issue.
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Health care
Texas Senate approves monthly payments for relative caregivers of abused children
Texas senators voted unanimously on Monday to increase money given to kinship care families.
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Public Education
Texas House passes bill extending alternative high school graduation route
The Texas House on Monday passed a bill extending a program that lets students who fail a couple of required exams take an alternative route to graduation.
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Criminal Justice
Senate passes “second chances” bill for nonviolent offenders
The Texas Senate has approved its version of House Bill 3016, which would make it easier for people to apply for jobs if they have low-level offenses on their records. Such applicants would not be required to disclose their offenses.
