Texas Republicans pave way for new battleground state House district in Rio Grande Valley over local lawmakers’ objections
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas Republicans are on the verge of creating a newly competitive state House seat in the Rio Grande Valley as they push to go on the offensive in South Texas next year. The seat representing […]
Biden administration to ask Supreme Court to stop enforcement of Texas’ near-total abortion ban
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Biden administration will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to stop enforcement of Texas’ near-total abortion ban, according to a Friday statement from a U.S. Department of Justice spokesperson. Courts have pingponged back and forth […]
Gov. Greg Abbott clears path for college campus construction bill with late add to third special session agenda
Lawmakers haven’t passed a tuition revenue bond bill since 2015. Oct 15, 2021Administrator See the original article: https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/14814292/texas-greg-abbott-tuition-revenue-bonds
Biden administration says it’s ready to restore ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy along border next month
A court ordered the administration to resume the Trump-era policy that sends asylum seekers to Mexico to await U.S. court hearings. But Mexico has to agree to accept them.
Texans will decide eight proposed amendments to the state Constitution on Nov. 2. Here’s what you need to know.
Two proposed amendments — one regarding religious services and another related to nursing home visitors — stem from restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Early voting begins Oct. 18. Oct 15, 2021Administrator See the original article: https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/14813569/texas-constitution-amendment-election
Texas House approves bill targeting transgender student athletes after lawmakers' three previous attempts faltered
Under House Bill 25, K-12 student athletes would be prohibited from competing on school sports teams aligned with their gender identity. The bill will now head to the Senate, where it is expected to pass. Oct 14, 2021Administrator See the original article: https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/14812841/texas-transgender-sports-bill
Texas’ near-total abortion ban will remain in effect as federal appeals court agrees to hear legal challenge
Senate Bill 8 barred abortions as early as six weeks, before many people know they are pregnant. It is the strictest abortion ban in the nation. Oct 14, 2021Administrator See the original article: https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/14812861/texas-abortion-restrictions-appeal
As Texas GOP wages war on COVID-19 mandates, lawmakers advance bill creating legal exemptions to vaccine requirements
Senate Bill 51 would make any entity, including hospitals, vulnerable to discrimination lawsuits if they mandate vaccinations for all employees. Oct 14, 2021Administrator See the original article: https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/14812842/texas-vaccine-mandates-exemptions-legislature
