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Bill filing begins for upcoming session of the Texas Legislature
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn what marks the unofficial start of the legislative session, state lawmakers on Monday began...
House votes down bill to ban corporal punishment in schools
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Texas House on Wednesday voted down a proposal to ban corporal punishment in public schools...
Disability rights groups call for end to restraint of special education students
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSeveral disability rights groups have pushed Texas lawmakers to introduce legislation that would prohibit school employees from using certain types of restraints on special education students ...
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan names committee chairs. Here's who'll lead the groups.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Texas House stuck with its tradition of awarding committee chairmanships to both parties, but Democrats, who are outnumbered in the 150-member chamber, received fewer positions of power ...
Super Tuesday primaries 2024: Trump and Biden dominate, Haley drops out
ABC News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWith former President Donald Trump projected to win 14 of the day's 15 GOP presidential nominating...
Houston Astros met with praise, and some begrudged respect, during Texas Capitol visit
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe baseball champions of the world gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday as the Houston Astros celebrated their 2022 World Series title with an entourage of lawmakers clad in blue and orange ...