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WebMay 3, 2024 · With lawsuits and recount petitions rising, some Texas elections seem to go on forever. By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune May 2, 2024. Courts are still working through election ...
Texas immigration law: Here’s what to know about SB 4
WebMar 18, 2024 · Texas lawmakers in 2023 approved Senate Bill 4, which allows Texas police to arrest people for illegally crossing the Mexico border. It was expected to go into effect in early March, but legal ...
Border | The Texas Tribune
WebFeb 7, 2024 · By Uriel J. García and William Melhado Feb. 7, 2024. A Tennessee man arrested Monday hoped to travel to the southern border with a militia group that allegedly plotted to go “to war with the ...
Texas can’t secede from the U.S. Here’s why. | The Texas Tribune
WebJun 20, 2022 · No, Texas can’t legally secede from the U.S., despite popular myth. The theme of independence has recurred throughout the history of Texas, which was a republic from 1836–45. But the Civil War ...
Texas election results show the state is far from turning blue | The ...
WebNov 9, 2022 · Republican victories show Texas is still far from turning blue. Republicans continued their 28-year dominance of statewide races but fell short of their hopes for a South Texas congressional sweep ...
Analysis: Texas’ population has changed faster than its political …
WebDec 8, 2021 · Analysis: Texas’ population has changed much faster than its political maps. Texas’ population has grown 40% this century, and 91% of the new Texans are people of color. Federal judges now ...
We updated The Texas Tribune's salaries database. Here's why.
WebMay 20, 2020 · Today, The Texas Tribune is excited to launch a new and revamped version of our Government Salaries Explorer. The new explorer will be updated four times a year. We provide detailed data for all ...
How Greg Abbott consolidated power like no other Texas …
WebOct 25, 2022 · Greg Abbott ran as a small-government conservative. But the governor’s office now has more power than ever. Abbott has consolidated power like none before him, at times circumventing the GOP ...
What to know about the property tax cut plan Texans will vote on
WebJul 28, 2023 · Added to $5.3 billion budgeted in 2019 to lower school tax rates, a total of $18.6 billion in tax cuts would go to property owners this year. Senate Bill 2, at a cost of $12.7 billion, details the ...
Texas abortion law: Answers to your questions | The Texas Tribune
WebJun 24, 2022 · Wade is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that challenged Texas law that banned abortions except when needed to save the pregnant person’s life. Previously, the court’s decision in Roe guaranteed ...
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