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UH Day at the Capitol: Coogs Heading to Austin to Highlight Legislative Priorities
An enthusiastic contingent of leaders, students and alumni from the University of Houston is heading to Austin on Tuesday, ...
Trump is right. Allow Florida to handle disaster relief | Column
President Donald Trump has highlighted our broken federal disaster system and the urgent need for states to lead. As former ...
Central Catholic alumni could get special license plates under proposed bill
State Rep. Philip Cortez filed a bill proposing specialty license plates for graduates and supporters of Central Catholic ...
Florida lawmakers' plan would take away much of DeSantis' authority over immigration
Among other things, legislative leaders want to remove the governor’s ability to declare state of emergencies over ...
Hoodline15d
Republicans Seize Control of Texas House Committees, Democrats Relegated to Vice-Chairs in Unprecedented Shift
In what marks a significant shift in Texas politics, the Texas House of Representatives has amended its rules to effectively bar Democrats from holding any committee chair positions within the ...
MSNBC20d
Christian extremists turned Texas’ vote for House speaker into a far-right rally
By Ja'han Jones Far-right conservatives took a loss in Tuesday’s vote for speaker of Texas’ House of Representatives. But the story of the day, from my vantage point, was the scenes of ...
The Business Journals22d
Chances 'bleak' that Texas Legislature supports casinos and gambling, experts says
Legalized sports betting legislation made it further than ever during the 2023 session, garnering the required two-thirds majority vote of the Texas House of Representatives — but the Texas ...
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal22d
Our View: Burrows’ selection as Texas House speaker good for West Texas, bipartisan government | Editorial
We congratulate state Rep. Dustin Burrows on his election as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives on the first day of the 89th legislative session Tuesday in Austin. Burrows, a Lubbock ...
Newsday22d
Democrats' crisis of the future: The biggest states that back them are shrinking
WASHINGTON — Texas and Florida are growing rapidly ... challenge that could reduce their path to winning the U.S. House of Representatives or the White House for the long term.
Houston Chronicle23d
Texas lawmaker proposes to long-term partner on Texas House floor
A Texas lawmaker took to the Texas House floor on the first day of the ... friends and fellow representatives. "In a time when our love and our existence are challenged, often in the halls ...
Austin American-Statesman23d
Who is Dustin Burrows? 5 things to know about Texas' new Speaker of House from Lubbock
Burrows represents District 83 in the Texas House of Representatives, which encompasses Lubbock and surrounding areas. His district is home to key institutions like Texas Tech University ...
Texas Standard23d
Meet Dustin Burrows, Texas’ new House speaker and one of the most powerful people in the state
Every legislative session, the 150-member Texas House of Representatives votes on which of them will take on the role of House speaker. It’s not just a critical role in the statehouse – it’s one of ...