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The Winners and Losers of the Battle for Campus Carry
With the messy and uncertain ending to the campus carry fight, it’s worth asking: Who won?...Read More
Lawmaker Pushes for ‘Liberty Cities’
Collectively referred to as "liberty cities," Texas conservatives have come up with a way to defend local control while denying municipalities the freedom to en...Read More
WTF Sine Die: #TxLege History Edition
While it pales in comparison to previous sessions, the 84th Texas Legislature proved that our state government still likes to entertain some dysfunction....Read More
Truancy Reform Legislation Headed to the Governor
Truancy reform legislation, which would decriminalize Texas’ punitive system for handling students who miss school, has made it to the governor's desk....Read More
Democrat Tanks Bill Strengthening Consumer Loan Regulation
Last week, Democrats killed a bill that advocates say would have built up the ability of an important state agency to regulate consumer loans....Read More
Dan Patrick to the Rescue on Hays County Groundwater Bill
After his tour of the Wimberley flood damage, Dan Patrick revived a groundwater bill that if passed would protect residents’ water wells in Hays County....Read More
House Divided Over Cop-Blocking Open Carry Provision
If added to the open carry bill, the "Dutton amendment" would ban police officers from stopping someone solely because they're openly carrying a handgun. This w...Read More
LGBT Advocates Laud Passage of Homeless Youth Study
Thanks to a proposal by Rep. Sylvester Turner, Texas is set to take a more holistic approach to studying homeless youth, a large portion of whom identify as LGB...Read More
Ethics Reform Buffeted by GOP Infighting
Ethics reform was a headlining initiative of Gov. Greg Abbott's at the start of the session, but with a week to go, reform's prospects look ... complicated....Read More
Restrictive Abortion Bill Targeting Teens One Step Closer to Law After Senate Approval
Opponents raised concerns that the bill may violate a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the bypass process must be confidential and expeditious, and endangers alre...Read More