The Texas Tribune4h
Orator, conscience, advocate: State lawmakers honor Sylvester Turner with bipartisan accolades in Capitol ceremony
Turner, who spent nearly three decades in the Texas House and died last week, was remembered as a passionate Democrat ...
Texas House colleagues celebrate life of Sylvester Turner in chamber where he once served
Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.
Sylvester Turner carried into Texas Capitol to lie in state as tributes pour out
State lawmakers offered up tributes to the late Houston mayor, congressman and former Texas House member ahead of his memorial on Saturday.
The Texas Observer2d
How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas
The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen ...
thederrick.com2d
Florida Senate committee moves to ban using tax dollars on ballot initiative campaigns
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –After Gov. Ron DeSantis used millions of state dollars last year to battle against abortion and marijuana proposals, some Florida lawmakers want to ban the use of public ...
The Texas Observer3d
What Ever Happened to Ethics Reform?
All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: ...
With Texas public school funding uncertain, are more campus closures coming?
More North Texas families face losing their neighborhood schools as districts confront financial struggles and uncertainty about how much state lawmakers will help. School trustees across the region ...