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Texas Senate votes to advance property tax reform bill, avoids “nuclear option” procedural move

By Shannon Najmabadi and Emma Platoff The Texas Tribune texastribune.org The Texas Senate broke a logjam Monday that had paralyzed ... Read more

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Texas conservatives worry allies have gone soft

By Emma Platoff and Cassandra Pollock The Texas Tribune texastribune.org They came out against an across-the-board pay raise for every teacher and ... Read more

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Texas Senate approves occupational licensing bill LGBTQ advocates call a “license to discriminate”

By Emma Platoff The Texas Tribune texastribune.org After emotional testimony, a forceful show of opposition from leaders in the ... Read more

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Texas Senate moves to block local governments from partnering with abortion providers

The Texas Senate approved in a preliminary vote Monday its first major anti-abortion bill of the session — ... Read more

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