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Most Recent in Politics:

1Texans Could Soon Be Jailed for Flying Drones over Oil Facilities, Animal Factory Farms

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

3Bathroom Wars Prove Dan Patrick’s Dominance over Texas Legislature

4After Freedom Caucus Kills Her Legislation, Lawmaker Announces Anti-‘Lunch Shaming’ Campaign

5Two Blatant Lies from Governor Greg Abbott’s ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Op-Ed

6Two North Texas Evangelicals Ask: Who Would Jesus Deport?

Most Recent in Environment:

1Texans Could Soon Be Jailed for Flying Drones over Oil Facilities, Animal Factory Farms

2Endangered Science

3After Eight-Year Battle Over Reforming the Railroad Commission, Oil and Gas Industry Wins

4Bill Aims to Protect Communities of Color from Polluting Concrete Facilities

5For Texas Pronghorn, an Unusual 500-Mile Journey

6Lawmaker Hopes Bill Will Encourage Legislature to End Shady Accounting Practice

Most Recent in Border:

1Activists: Greg Abbott’s SB 4 Pitch to Univision Viewers is ‘Nothing But Lies’

2On Mother’s Day, Hundreds Protest Senate Bill 4 at Governor’s Mansion

3Texas Lege on Farmworker Housing Crisis: Better Luck Next Time

4Texas Senate Votes to License ‘Baby Jails’ as Child Care Facilities

5Without Notice, Texas Governor Greg Abbott Signs ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Ban on Facebook Live

6Controversial ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Ban Headed to Texas Governor’s Desk, Will Likely Become Law

Most Recent in Criminal Justice:

1Texans Could Soon Be Jailed for Flying Drones over Oil Facilities, Animal Factory Farms

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

Most Recent in Education:

1After Freedom Caucus Kills Her Legislation, Lawmaker Announces Anti-‘Lunch Shaming’ Campaign

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’

6Dan Patrick Offers Vouchers as Solution to Special Ed Failures that He Helped Create

Most Recent in Health Care:

1Texas Bill Could Send People to Jail for Driving a Woman to an Abortion, Lawmaker Says

2Abandoning ‘Women’s Health’ Claims, Texas House Approves Wide-Ranging Anti-Abortion Bill

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

4Texas Is Seeking Trump’s Approval of its Planned Parenthood Ban. Will Other States Follow?

5We Were the Safety Net

6Sandra Bland Act Passes Senate Unanimously After Key Provisions Dropped

Most Recent in The Interview:

1The Interview: Joaquin Castro Says Texas Democrats are Poised for a Comeback

2The Interview: Beto O’Rourke on Trump, the Border and How to Revive the Democratic Party

3The Interview: Tom ‘Smitty’ Smith

4The Interview: Lupe Valdez

5The Interview: Paul Quinn College’s Michael Sorrell

6The Interview: Judge John Dietz on Texas’ School Finance Crisis

Most Recent in Books:

1We Were the Safety Net

2‘Cornyation’ Celebrates San Antonio’s Most Fabulous Fiesta Tradition

3Valeria Luiselli’s ‘Tell Me How It Ends’ Is the First Must-Read Book of the Trump Era

4In the Age of Trump, the First All-Latino Sci-Fi Anthology Hits too Close to Home

5In ‘Blue Texas,’ a Historical Blueprint for Texas Activists

6Austin Writer Ed Ward Celebrates the Black Musicians Who Made Rock

Most Recent in Postcards:

5Feathering Their Nest

6The Business of Burying Horses

Most Recent in Essay:

1Going It Alone

2The Observer’s Founding Editor: ‘Bring the Fight Back’ to Texas Politics

3A Texan’s Political Guide to Resisting Trump

4The Resistance Against Donald Trump Begins in Texas

5What a 1940 Novel Can Teach Us About Fighting Trump

6A Single Mom’s Search for ‘School Choice’ in Texas

Most Recent in Eye on Texas:

1Eye on Texas: Runners Take on 170-Mile Race in Big Bend

2Eye on Texas: Liberty Hill Hosts Texas Firearms Festival

3Eye on Texas: TX Open Swim

4Eye on Texas: Blessing of the Hands in San Antonio

5Eye on Texas: Austin’s Chapels

6Eye on Texas: Portico Tejas

Most Recent in Poetry:

2Poem: ‘Resistance’

3Poem: ‘Screenplay for a Homemade Movie’

4Poem: ‘To Be One with the All’

5Poem: ‘Whitewashing’

6Poem: ‘Rice and Beans’

Tag Archives: Scott Sanford

Anti-LGBT Lawmakers Unveil Slew of ‘Religious Freedom’ Bills Despite Business Concerns

A conservative member warned of a 'public fight' if House leadership tries to kill discriminatory legislation.

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Thu, Feb 16, 2017 |

A conservative member warned of a 'public fight' if House leadership tries to kill discriminatory legislation....Read More

Anti-Gay Groups Mount ‘Texas Response’

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Wed, Aug 12, 2015 |

Hundreds gathered Tuesday evening at Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church in Allen for “The Texas Response,” to celebrate passage of the Pastor Protection Act an...Read More

by Christopher Hooks

With Anti-Gay Marriage Resolution, Dan Patrick Accepts Defeat

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Thu, May 28, 2015 |

Dan Patrick likes to blame others for the Senate's failure to address social issues, but he doesn’t have a lot of success to show in this department either. ...Read More

Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Frisco) and Rep. Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound)

Committee Weighs ‘License to Discriminate’ Adoption Bill

Thu, Apr 16, 2015 |

Rep. Scott Sanford (R-McKinney) says he wants to make sure faith-based adoption agencies that receive state funding aren’t forced to close their doors if ...Read More

State Rep. Rafael Anchia

Rep. Anchia Decries Lack Of Support For Pro-LGBT Birth Certificate Bill

Wed, Apr 15, 2015 |

Rep. Rafael Anchia (D-Dallas) delivered an impassioned speech on the House floor in support of a proposal to allow the adopted children of same-sex couples to ...Read More

Two More Anti-LGBT Bills Get Hearings This Week

3 Comments | Tue, Apr 14, 2015

Anti-LGBT bills would prohibit transgender students from using school restrooms, allow child welfare providers to discriminate based on religious beliefs....Read More

by Forrest Wilder

Tea Party Legislator Wants to Eliminate Texas’ Wind Energy Standard

Thu, Feb 28, 2013 |

Texas' successful wind industry could be undercut under legislation filed today by freshman Rep. Scott Sanford, a Republican from McKinney. Sanford's bill wo...Read More

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