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Still Trying to Kill Tenure in Texas

Revised SB 18 has major problems

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For a Texan who wants to build bridges in Congress, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales has burned quite a few

The two-term Republican, criticized by his own party for breaking with the GOP on key votes, is not inclined to change his ways.

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“This can’t be happening”: Allen becomes latest U.S. town to grapple with a mass shooting

After mall shooting, residents of the Dallas suburb are experiencing familiar rituals: mourning, anger and despair.

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Amended bill would keep tenure at Texas public universities

A new version of Senate Bill 18 scheduled for a hearing in the House Higher Education Committee on Monday would keep faculty tenure and direct university governing boards to establish policies to grant and revoke tenure.

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Texas House committee recommends expelling Rep. Bryan Slaton

The House General Investigating Committee found that Slaton, a Republican from Royse City, engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a subordinate. The Texas Tribune previously reported on an allegation that he had sex with one of his staff, a woman under 21, and gave her alcohol.

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Progressive causes lose big in San Antonio and El Paso charter elections

San Antonio voters rejected by wide margins an effort to decriminalize abortion and require police to issue citations rather than make arrests for some nonviolent offenses. In El Paso, an effort to wean the city from fossil fuels fared similarly poorly.

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Texas House may revise anti-diversity legislation to allow some programs to maintain grants, federal funding

A new version of Senate Bill 17 expected to be considered by the House’s Higher Education Committee on Monday would still ban DEI offices and prohibit required diversity training, but it would open the door for university boards of regents to approve such programs in certain circumstances.

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As U.S. prepares to end rapid expulsions of migrants, a Venezuelan family decides to risk crossing the border

A Venezuelan couple with two children waited in Mexico for weeks for a chance to claim asylum. They decided to cross the border after a relative died in a detention center fire and other family members successfully made it across.

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Democrats again delay Texas House debate on banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans kids

Senate Bill 14 spurred protests that led to altercations with state police earlier this week. Bill supporters and opponents again showed up at the Capitol for an expected vote Friday.

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At a heated public hearing, residents urge state agency to reject permit for chemical facility that burned in 2019

In Deer Park near Houston, memories of the massive ITC fire are still fresh. Residents told state environmental regulators they should reject the company’s permit renewal, but officials said the fire won’t be part of the decision.

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Texas likely will spend billions fixing its water systems. Will it reach these forgotten colonias?

An estimated 500,000 people live in thousands of colonias along the Texas-Mexico border. Largely built between the 1950s and 1980s, these communities have been promised water — but it has never come.

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Screenings for sexually transmitted infections don’t routinely test for HIV in Texas. A House bill could change that.

House Bill 3377 was authored by freshman state Rep. Venton Jones, the Legislature’s first openly HIV-positive member. It’s received overwhelming public and bipartisan support.

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New economic incentive plan clears hurdle in Texas House

During the floor debate for a plan to replace the expired Chapter 313 program, House members added that the new version of the incentive must require companies to pay higher wages and create stiffer penalties for noncompliance.

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Rep. Bryan Slaton declines to discuss attendance at closed investigative hearing

The Royse City Republican, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an employee, emerged from a room where a House investigative panel was meeting.

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University of Texas regents approve creation of new college to house Civitas Institute at UT-Austin

The Civitas Institute was conceived with the help of conservative donors and state lawmakers to lead research and education based on free-market principles.

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Conservative Christians want more religion in public life. Texas lawmakers are listening.

Opponents of church-state separation have been emboldened by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the growing acceptance of Christian nationalism on the right.

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Texas towns need money, technical help and compromise to save their water systems

Water agencies have long resisted working together out of fear of losing their local powers. But an example from Florida could help save the Lone Star State’s water and infrastructure.

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Texas utility commission chair raises threat of summer power outages and pushes for more gas-powered electricity

Public Utility Commission Chair Peter Lake said renewable energy could be critical to preventing power outages this summer. Renewable energy supporters said the grid’s reliability doesn’t hinge on wind and solar.

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Man who sued over abortion countersued

Ex-husband demanded wife give him "mind body and soul"

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House committee advances tweak to free speech protection law, prompting fear from First Amendment advocates

The change is supported by business groups, but has drawn opposition from media companies, First Amendment lawyers and political groups from across the ideological spectrum.

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For thousands of Texas professors seeking tenure, a bill banning the benefit could be a turning point in their careers

While the proposed tenure ban will likely face steep opposition in the Texas House, faculty say lawmakers’ recent attacks on higher education have raised concerns about whether Texas is the best state to build their career.

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Colin Allred challenging Ted Cruz in '24

Allred, elected in 2018, is a rising Democratic star. Cruz unsuccessfully sought GOP's 2016 presidential nomination

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Poll finds solid majority of Texans, even Republicans, favor raising age for gun purchases

The University of Texas survey also found stronger support for Sen. Ted Cruz, while Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis remain popular among Republicans.

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Everything you need to know about Texas’ beleaguered water systems

Texas has more than 7,000 water systems. A fraction of them self-reported that they lost 30 billion gallons of water due to broken pipes and leaks in 2021.

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Texas’ water infrastructure is broken, jeopardizing quality and supply for a growing state

On a daily basis, water managers in cities across the state move from crisis to crisis hoping to keep the water flowing to residents.

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