There are now two sets of bail reform bills named after a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper who was murdered while the suspect was out of jail on a $15,500 bond after allegedly assaulting a sheriff’s deputy.
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Texas Legislature 2019
What the “wave of women” elected in 2018 looks like in the 2019 Texas Legislature
This freshman class of female legislators is young, diverse and — thanks to the women who came before them — treated as equals in the traditionally male-dominated chambers.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: Bigger stages demand better contestants — in politics, as in everything else
Julián Castro and Beto O’Rourke, the Texans in the scrum of Democrats seeking that party’s presidential nomination, have been on big stages before. But not this big.
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Criminal Justice
As number of imprisoned Texas women grows, lawmakers hope to add “dignity” to their time behind bars
Multiple bills filed this session aim to address deficiencies in women’s prisons.
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Texas Legislature 2019
With major policy differences emerging, state leaders continue to project unity
Halfway through the legislative session, lawmakers say they’re getting along. But they have a long way to go to achieve their goals this year.
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Texas 2020 Elections
In Iowa, Beto O’Rourke works to find his footing on health care
O’Rourke has long said he wants health care to be affordable, high quality and universal — a goal that brought questions from voters during his first few days as a presidential candidate.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Beto O’Rourke gets crash course in presidential scrutiny over two days in Iowa
By the second day of his Iowa debut, O’Rourke was fully submerged in the buzzsaw that is a presidential campaign.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Beto O’Rourke acknowledges involvement with hacking group as a teen, expresses regret for writings
O’Rourke called the writings he produced while part of the group “really hateful, really bad stuff” and said he was “mortified to read it now.”
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Texas Voting Rights
Texas counties removed 14 voters from the rolls in citizenship review
The voters flagged by the state as “possible non-U.S. citizens” have since been reinstated amid ongoing litigation that halted the review effort.
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Politics
Joaquin Castro appears likely to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
A source close to Castro said the four-term congressman will very likely soon announce a bid for U.S. Senate.
