Hot List: Day 120 of the Legislature
by Emily Mathis / Posted on | No CommentsAfter a heck of a battle, the session’s biggest education bill, HB 5, has finally passed in the Senate.
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Senate Passes Bill Cutting High School Tests, Creating New Diploma Paths
by Liz Farmer / Posted on | 4 CommentsAfter a delay Friday, the Senate finally passed House Bill 5, the session’s big education bill limiting state testing in high school and altering high school graduation plans.
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Peaceably Assemble: The NRA Comes to Houston
by Jeremy Smith / Posted on | No CommentsThis weekend, an estimated 70,000 people converged on the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston to attend the 142nd National Rifle Association Annual Meeting and Exhibits.
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by Liz Farmer / Posted on | No CommentsHouse members weren’t the only ones in Texas oozing over, I mean making a stand for guns. Gov. Rick Perry made media waves with his dramatic introduction at the National Rifle Association convention on Friday.
Read full postIn Gun Debate, Texas House Goes Off Half-Cocked
by Beth Cortez-Neavel / Posted on | 1 CommentIn the wake of Sandy Hook and other gun tragedies, many state legislatures are passing stricter gun regulations. But not in Texas. The Texas [...]
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