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4Texas Bill Could Send People to Jail for Driving a Woman to an Abortion, Lawmaker Says

5Bathroom Wars Prove Dan Patrick’s Dominance over Texas Legislature

6After Freedom Caucus Kills Her Legislation, Lawmaker Announces Anti-‘Lunch Shaming’ Campaign

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5For Texas Pronghorn, an Unusual 500-Mile Journey

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3On Mother’s Day, Hundreds Protest Senate Bill 4 at Governor’s Mansion

4Texas Lege on Farmworker Housing Crisis: Better Luck Next Time

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6Without Notice, Texas Governor Greg Abbott Signs ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Ban on Facebook Live

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2Texas Bill Could Send People to Jail for Driving a Woman to an Abortion, Lawmaker Says

3Two Blatant Lies from Governor Greg Abbott’s ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Op-Ed

4Traffic Ticketing Program That Feeds Debtors’ Prison Pipeline May Be in its Final Year

5Activists: Greg Abbott’s SB 4 Pitch to Univision Viewers is ‘Nothing But Lies’

6Sandra Bland Act Passes Senate Unanimously After Key Provisions Dropped

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2Texas’ ‘Lunch Shaming’ Problem and the Fight to Fix It

3CPS Caseworker: Lawmakers Are ‘Shifting the Blame’ by Privatizing Child Welfare System

4‘Academic Freedom’ Bill Provides Cover to Teach Creationism, Climate Denial in Classrooms

5‘Another Book, Another Month, Another Day Closer to You’

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3The Interview: Tom ‘Smitty’ Smith

4The Interview: Lupe Valdez

5The Interview: Paul Quinn College’s Michael Sorrell

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Tag Archives: redistricting

by Christopher Hooks

New Redistricting Lawsuit Would Tilt State Senate In Favor of White Voters

Tue, Apr 22, 2014 |

An effort to change the way Texas draws state senate districts could have important consequences for the way the state does politics....Read More

Republican Redistricting Theory

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Thu, Jul 25, 2013 |

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by Forrest Wilder

Behind the Headlines: How the Voting Rights Decision Affects Texas

Tue, Jun 25, 2013 |

This morning, the Supreme Court gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act, the transformative 1965 law that swept away literacy tests, poll taxes and establish...Read More

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by Cindy Casares

Texas is a Big Reason Why We Still Need the Voting Rights Act

Fri, Feb 22, 2013 |

While the days of overt discrimination may be mostly behind us, institutional racism still exists. Hispanic and black Texans understand this better than most....Read More

Texas Senators Learn Who’s Up for Reelection in 2014, Who’s Safe Till 2016

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Leave a comment | Wed, Jan 23, 2013

Every ten years senators have their fate decided for them by a capsule in a white envelope with the odd or even number inside. It’s almost like the short ...Read More

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