If you study a poll and then look at what the Texas Legislature is doing, you’ll see a lot of harmony between lawmakers and their voters. But not always. You might also wonder where the representatives in Austin get some of their ideas.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Immigration and border security remain the top worries of Texas voters, UT/TT Poll finds
Ask Texans what problems they’re most worried about for the U.S. and for the state, and their eyes turn to the border between Texas and Mexico, the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll found.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Guns are popular with Texans, and so are “red flag” laws, says UT/TT Poll
A strong majority of Texans told the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll that judges should be allowed to temporarily take guns away from people deemed dangerous to themselves or others.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Broad Texas school safety bill proposes threat assessment teams, expanded emergency training
It’s unclear how much it would cost to implement all of Sen. Larry Taylor’s proposals. Senate Bill 11 appears to take an unspecified amount from the rainy day fund to help cover the costs.
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Texas Legislature 2019
“This is very personal to us”: Santa Fe survivors are expecting results from the Texas Legislature
After last year’s massacre at Santa Fe High School, survivors told lawmakers the school safety measures they want to see enacted during this year’s legislative session. How many of them will become law?
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Criminal Justice
Travis County court says Austin must allow guns in its city hall, siding with Ken Paxton
The court ordered Austin to pay a fine to the state for each day it prevented investigators from the attorney general’s office from carrying their firearms.
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The 2018 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch videos of panels from the 2018 Texas Tribune Festival
Over 300 speakers — and thousands of attendees — descended on downtown Austin for the three-day Texas Tribune Festival examining politics and policy issues facing Texas and the United States. Here are some selected conversations on topics including immigration, gun violence and politics.
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Guides
What ideas are Texas lawmakers exploring to keep schools safe?
The national debate came home to Texas again this year when a 17-year-old opened fire at Santa Fe High School, killing 10 and wounding several others.
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Criminal Justice
After sexual assault charges, Cody Wilson resigns from 3D-printed gun company
The company is “resilient,” its new head said Tuesday, and “we have no intention of stopping.”
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Criminal Justice
3D-printed gun designer Cody Wilson arrested in Taiwan
Wilson, an Austin resident, was wanted on a charge of sexual assaulting a teenage girl.
