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Texas Democrats Try To Whittle Away GOP House Majority
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ninety-nine of the 150 seats in the Texas House are virtually uncontested, but the fight is on for the remaining 51 districts, with Democrats intent on whittling away at the...
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Gun Day: Texas House To Debate 14 Firearms Bills
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — It’s gun day in the Texas House. Lawmakers are taking up 14 bills related to firearms or their licensing or regulation on Saturday. Among them is a contentious plan to allow...
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House OKs Guns On Campus, School Marshals Bills
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House has approved contentious plans to let college students carry concealed weapons to class and create special marshals for public schools statewide. Both measures...
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Texas House Lawmakers Debate Youth Punishment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Members of a key Texas House panel said Tuesday they feel conflicted about approving proposed new punishments for 17-year-olds who are convicted of capital murder with the...
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Texas Senate Set For Filibuster Finale On Abortion
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A sweeping bill that would effectively shut down most abortion clinics across the nation’s second most-populous state has stalled in the Texas Senate, and a Democratic filibuster...
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Texas House Committee Approves Abortion Rules
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans voted early Wednesday to move forward with new abortion restrictions, after limiting testimony at a public hearing, refusing to consider Democratic amendments and...
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Texas House To Vote On Abortion Restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House is expected to take up a bill that will impose tough new restrictions on abortions in Texas. Lawmakers will have a chance to debate the bill Tuesday before voting...
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Texas House To Take Final Vote On Abortion Law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House is expected to pass new restrictions on when, how and where women may get an abortion. Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on Wednesday in a final step sending House...
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Special Election For Austin Seat In Texas House
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Voters in north Austin will choose a new member of the Texas House. Travis County is holding a special election Tuesday to replace Mark Strama, who resigned his District 50 seat to...
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Top Texas Appeals Court Refuses To Reinstate DeLay Money Laundering Convictions
HOUSTON (AP) — The highest criminal court in Texas has refused to reinstate two money-laundering convictions of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on...
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Texas Legislators Considered Making Abortion A Death Penalty Crime
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – Texas lawmakers considered a bill that would allow a woman who undergoes an abortion procedure to possibly be charged with capital murder — a crime punishable by death in...
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