The halt comes after Gov. Greg Abbott expanded his ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates — which previously applied to cities, counties and school districts — to private employers.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Mike Collier wants a rematch against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. But first he’s got to beat fellow Democrat Matthew Dowd.
Collier says his 2018 close call against Patrick was no fluke. Next year, he’s out to prove that his campaign can make a real challenge to the two-term incumbent.
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Coronavirus in Texas
After staff members died from COVID-19, Waco ISD vows to keep mask mandate in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s order
A judge has yet to decide in the state’s lawsuit against the district for defying the governor’s executive order.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas struggled to teach students learning English before COVID-19. The pandemic made it worse.
Since 2008, the number of Texas students learning English as a second language who take longer than five years to become proficient is growing.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Texas bill limiting transgender student athletes’ sports participation clears key hurdle on way to becoming law
A House committee approved the bill despite emotional testimony from parents of transgender Texas children. This is the fourth legislative session this year in which lawmakers targeted LGBTQ kids.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Justice Department argues Texas ban on school mask mandates violates disabled students’ rights
Plaintiffs say the governor’s order denies children with disabilities, who are at a high risk of illness and death from the coronavirus, access to public education.
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Texas Legislature 2021
“It just keeps on happening”: Texas parents fight legislation targeting their trans children for the fourth time this year
The Texas Senate has passed a bill restricting transgender youth from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity four separate times in 2021.
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The 2021 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona talk about the effects of the pandemic and more at The Texas Tribune Festival
Cardona spoke about how students, teachers, schools and districts have fared during the pandemic — and what happens now.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Texas bill restricting transgender student athletes’ sports participation has enough votes to pass, House Speaker Dade Phelan says
Three times this year — in the regular session and in two subsequent special sessions — legislation targeting transgender student athletes sailed through the Senate only to falter in the House.
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Texas Legislature 2021
With Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s blessing, lawmakers fast-track property tax cut proposal
Tax relief for property owners joins a packed to-do list for Texas lawmakers — which includes redistricting, COVID-19 vaccine mandates and a spending plan for $16 billion in federal stimulus dollars.