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State Government
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Parents of Transgender Students Discuss Bathroom Policies (Video)
Parents of transgender students in Texas speak out as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick steps up his battle against guidelines that allow students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity.
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State Government
Lt. Gov. Patrick Suggests Legislature Might Step In on Bathroom Guidelines
Declaring that “this fight is just beginning,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday escalated his battle against guidelines in Texas and across the country that allow students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity.
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The Brief: Tracking the Rise and Fall of Ken Starr
An author of the athletic and academic renaissance at Baylor University, Ken Starr now faces a diminished role in the aftermath of reports of sexual assaults at the school.
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Politics
Disability Community Divided On Sub-Minimum Wage Program
Some disability rights activists say state contracts paying people with disabilities well below minimum wage is exploitative and inhumane.
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New in Texas Weekly: Showdown on Transgender Rights
The federal-state showdown over transgender students and bathroom access heats up, runoff elections yield some notable results and a Hillary Clinton visit rouses GOP ire — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($).
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Analysis: An Expense to Texas Taxpayers That Carries No Explanation
Should taxpayers pay severance to state employees to take the sting out of unexpected job losses or to protect the uncovered tails of the elected officeholders who fire them?
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The Brief: Paxton Shopped Districts for Transgender Policy Lawsuit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton approached at least two North Texas school districts about adopting transgender guidelines that led to his lawsuit against the federal government.
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Senate Republicans Back Patrick on Defying Transgender Directive
Also, Susan Combs launches a smart schools initiative funded from her leftover campaign funds and another round of strategic fiscal reviews is announced.
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Hillary Clinton Visits Texas, Rouses GOP Ire
Also, a pair of Texas Democrats accompany Barack Obama on Vietnam visit and Ted Cruz calls for resignation of VA secretary over Disney wait time comment.