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Bill requiring Texas schools to tell parents what books kids check out passes

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Senate passed a proposal Thursday that would require schools to inform parents of all books their children check out of campus libraries.

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Senate passes critical race theory ban at Texas’ public universities

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to a bill that aims to ban teaching critical race theory from classrooms and lessons on public college campuses.

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Tallahassee My Texas

Is Ron DeSantis running the Lone Star State? Republicans like Governor Greg Abbott seem to be in a rivalry to outdo his right-wing agenda..

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Texas Senate gives initial OK to critical race theory ban at state’s public universities

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Senate voted Tuesday to give initial approval to a bill that aims to ban critical race theory from being taught at the state’s public universities.

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Banning critical race theory from Texas colleges up for debate in Senate

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Senate is set to vote on a bill Tuesday that would ban critical race theory at public universities.

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Texas Senate approves education savings account bill — but House signals a tough road ahead

A Texas House vote earlier in the day suggests Senate Bill 8 might be short of the votes needed to pass in the lower chamber. Senators also passed a bill on Thursday that would give teachers a one-time bonus.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate passes expanded bills to restrict drag, sexual conduct in front of minors

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to two bills that would restrict, and at times criminalize, drag shows and anything else deemed a “sexually oriented performance.”

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Dragging Democracy into the Future

As the Texas Observer survives to muckrake another day, Steven Monacelli highlights the battle for democracy happening in the Lone Star State.

Texas Observer

Texas Senate OKs ban on treatment for transgender youth, exempts current patients

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill that would ban certain medical treatments for transgender youth, but only after exempting anyone already receiving this care.

Tribune News Service

Transgender college sports bill gets initial OK by Texas Senate

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Tuesday gave its initial approval to a bill that would restrict competition in collegiate sports by transgender athletes.

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Senate passes bill opening door for prosecutors to charge fentanyl distributors with murder

Gov. Greg Abbott and state lawmakers have taken a tough-on-drugs approach to the fentanyl crisis, primarily pushing efforts to increase criminal penalties.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate passes bill to make illegal voting a felony again

The priority bill, backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, reverses a change the Legislature made two years ago during an omnibus voting bill that made illegal voting a misdemeanor.

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