What Texas Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t say in Tuesday’s State of the State speech was important. School finance and property taxes were the big issues before the speech — and Abbott didn’t stray from those subjects.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Gov. Greg Abbott names school finance, property tax reform emergency items
The governor focused on bread-and-butter policy in a forum that has often featured a lot of red meat.
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Higher Education
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s willing to work to revive the UT, A&M football game
The Texas governor made the declaration during his annual State of the State address.
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Congress
The BLAKE Act falls short of applying to its namesake, Blake Farenthold
The bill, written to to prevent members of Congress from lobbying if they use taxpayer funds without paying them back, would not affect state employees — like Blake Farenthold.
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Economy
Gov. Abbott, other Texas officials urge feds to clear way for Harvey money
The state has been waiting a year for the federal government to set rules for how $4.3 billion in disaster recovery grants can be spent.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Courts have called Texas bail practices unconstitutional. Will that push this year’s reform efforts to success?
Two years after a bail reform bill died in the Legislature, new bail legislation has other factors working in its favor.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Watch Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s State of the State address
Abbott stayed on message about education and taxes, and touched on school safety, disaster response and mental health programs.
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Texas Voting Rights
Another group of civil rights organizations sues Texas over voter citizenship review
The ACLU and others are asking a federal court to block counties from sending notices requiring certain voters to prove their citizenship.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Analysis: Texas government is often entertaining, but it’s not all show business
Property taxes and school finance — the top two priorities of state leaders this legislative session — aren’t the sorts of issues that fire up political partisans. Sometimes, lawmakers are just trying to do some work.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking more power this session to prosecute voter fraud and abortion-related crimes
Paxton’s office has asked lawmakers for millions more in funding and expanded jurisdiction to go after certain crimes. Critics say the requests are aimed at political gains.