Texas Legislature

Texas Lawmaker's Office Firebombed

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 03.21.2012

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An arrest was made Tuesday evening in an apparent firebombing outside the Fort Worth office of a Democratic Texas state senator. The Star-Telegra...

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The Supreme Court and the Texas Gerrymander

Lou Dubose | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: US Supreme Court, Minority Voters, Republican Party, Voting Rights Act, Texas Legislature, Clarence Thomas, Texas, Redistricting, Gerrymandering, Texas Redistricting, Texas Gerrymandering, Politics News

When the Court ruled in favor of the State of Texas and ordered a three-judge panel in San Antonio to redraw maps they had drawn in November, did nine justices vote to uphold a racial gerrymander that violates the 1965 Voting Rights Act?

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Teachers In Texas Rally Against Education Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.07.2011

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As Texas lawmakers prepare to cut billions in education funding and give school districts a heavier hand in determining teacher pay, the state's educa...

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Texas Republicans Pass "Noodling" Bill

Rachel Farris | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Texas, Fishing, Noodling, Texas Legislature, Rick-Perry-President, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Texas Sonogram Bill, Politics News

Perhaps, for voters, this will be a lesson learned. From fishing to the Texas legislature, it's not the size of your noodle but how you use it.

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Texas Senate Postpones Guns-On-Campus Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Gottesdiener | Posted 06.07.2011

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A bill that would require Texas universities to allow guns on campus was postponed in the state's Senate due to lack of support today, a surprising tu...

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Invest in Our Education... Pretty Please?

xxxDan Treadwayxxx | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: University of Texas, Higher Education, Lobbying, Texas Legislature, Higher Education Funding, College News

Adequate funding, less discrimination, no guns. The concepts seemed simple enough, to the extent that it was depressing that we had to lobby for them.

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Guns on Campus: Ask the Virginia Tech Survivors, Not the Armchair Quarterbacks

John Woods | Posted 05.25.2011

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In 2007, I lost my girlfriend, Maxine Turner, in the worst school shooting in American history.

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Don't Mess with Ladies, Texas! (VIDEO)

Erin Gibson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Texas, Erin Gibson, Modern Lady, Planned Parenthood, Texas Legislature, Comedy, Comedy News

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How to Lie With Statistics: Concealed Handgun Statistics Do Not Account for Recidivism

John Woods | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lawmakers in Texas are pushing legislation that would force universities to allow the concealed carry of firearms. Could these handgun licensees raise the extremely low violent-crime rate on college campuses?

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Enemy of the Valley: Aaron Peña's South Texas Party Switch Stings Constituents

Rachel Farris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Cornyn, Texas, Texas Politics, Texas Legislature, DREAM Act, Aaron Pena, Party Switch, Immigration, Rio-Grande-Valley, Rio Grande, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Aaron-Pena, Politics News

Tony Martinez understands the significance of a powerful message. That's why it's unsurprising that he remembers what Aaron Peña's yard signs used to say -- and the promise they never fulfilled.

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Digging Further Into the Texas Rape Kit Scandal

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Texas Attorney General, Rape, Rape Kit, Texas Legislature, Joe Cutbirth, KPRC Rape, Texas Crime Victims, Texas Victims' Compensation Fund, Texas Rape Kit Scandal, Kprc-Tv, Forensic Exam, Attorney General Greg Abbott, CNN Rape, Texas Rape Victim Billed, Greg Abbott, Politics News

It's a sad day when state lawmakers, the attorney general, city leaders or the police act as if a forensic exam even vaguely resembles a victim service or compensation to a woman who has been raped.

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Video Shows Texas Legislative Members Voting For Each Other

YouTube | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Voter Fraud, Texas Legislature, Politics News

The Texas Legislature is considering several bills that would protect against voter fraud, but are they committing voter fraud themselves? One of the...

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