Citing the statute of limitations, the Austin Democrat seeks to have four of 13 felony counts against her dismissed.
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Public Education
School leaders ask House not to cut state aid program in finance fix
School districts urged House lawmakers on Tuesday not to create winners and losers as they work to revamp the state’s public school funding system.
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State Government
Lucio’s bathroom bill support is the latest example of aisle-crossing by Valley Democrat
At a news conference with senators supporting the so-called bathroom bill, Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. was the lone Democrat. It’s not the first time Lucio has bucked his own party to vote with the GOP on controversial issues.
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Politics
“Bathroom bill” testimony runs late into Tuesday evening
The legislation, Senate Bill 6, would require transgender individuals to use the multi-stall bathrooms and locker rooms in schools and other government buildings that match their “biological sex,” as well as nix some local anti-discrimination laws.
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Politics
Straus on Abbott, bathroom bill: “I never give up on anyone”
Asked if he had given up hope that Gov. Greg Abbott would weigh in on the so-called “bathroom bill,” House Speaker Joe Straus responded: “I never give up on anyone.”
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Criminal Justice
Hundreds of Texans testify to senate committee on “bathroom bill”
The Senate State Affairs Committee took up the so-called bathroom bill on Tuesday and voted to send it to the full Texas Senate after hearing more than 13 hours of testimony.
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Criminal Justice
To fight anti-“sanctuary” bill, Democrats may highlight “sanctuary industries”
Outnumbered and with time running out, Texas Democrats hoping to kill anti-“sanctuary” legislation are open to shining a spotlight on so-called “sanctuary industries” that often turn a blind eye toward hiring unauthorized labor.
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Politics
Texas “bathroom bill” galvanizes advocates for transgender people
Hundreds of advocates for transgender Texans gathered at the state Capitol on Monday to lobby against the so-called “bathroom bill.”
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Health care
Breastfeeding protections get a hearing before House lawmakers
Bills lawmakers considered Monday would let nursing moms breastfeed virtually anywhere they choose and establish workplace protections for them so they don’t have to pump or nurse in the bathroom.
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Politics
Republicans expected to revise Texas “bathroom bill”
Texas Republicans are expected to offer a new version of the controversial “bathroom bill” on Tuesday with two significant changes, according to a copy of a committee substitute obtained by The Texas Tribune.
