84th Texas Legislature

State of Texas graphic on impact of HB 2

Texas Lawmakers File Record Number of Anti-LGBT Bills

by John Wright

A portion of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits site, near the Interstate 10 bridge in Harris County, remains visible as the sandy area in the center left of this photograph.

Bill Would Throttle Local Government’s Ability to Sue Polluters

by Forrest Wilder

State of Texas: Government by the Few

by Kelsey Jukam and Patrick Michels

Lesbian Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Ban ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy For Minors

by John Wright

Public School Advocates Give A-F School Rating System an ‘F’

by John Savage

Committee Hears Bill to Allow Ken Paxton to Toss Local Ballot Initiatives

by Christopher Hooks

Lawmakers Try to Bring Order to Disastrously Lax Foster Care Training System

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Gun Control Activists Fight to be Heard at Capitol

Opponents of open carry and campus carry say their access to lawmakers has sometimes been limited, even as the most extreme gun activists get meetings with top elected officials.

by Kelsey Jukam

Lawmakers Debate Half-Day vs. Full-Day Pre-K

by John Savage

84th Texas Legislature

Texas Abortion Clinics: Safe, Legal and Increasingly Rare

Paxton Prays for Tea Party’s Blessing at Grapevine Church

No Special Session on Gay Marriage

Ben Sargent’s Loon Star State: Legislative Toy Store

Texas Lawmakers File Record Number of Anti-LGBT Bills

Bill Would Throttle Local Government’s Ability to Sue Polluters

State of Texas: Government by the Few

Lesbian Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Ban ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy For Minors

Public School Advocates Give A-F School Rating System an ‘F’

Committee Hears Bill to Allow Ken Paxton to Toss Local Ballot Initiatives

Lawmakers Try to Bring Order to Disastrously Lax Foster Care Training System

Gun Control Activists Fight to be Heard at Capitol

Lawmakers Debate Half-Day vs. Full-Day Pre-K

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