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Committee appointments please House Democrats (all things considered)
House Democrats showed remarkable strength and unity in maximizing their committee appointments through the seniority process, House Democratic Caucus Chair Jessica Farrar, D-Houston said after...
View ArticleMinority members don’t like House map
Minority members are grousing about the proposed House redistricting map. Minorities accounted for nearly 90 percnet of the population growth over the past decade but the map does not reflect that...
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Immigrant bill called ‘the ugly face of the Republican Party’
House Democrats – emotional and angry – held a quick news conference early Tuesday morning after their Republican colleagues cut off debate and voted on anti-sanctuary cities legislation that Democrats...
View ArticleHouse adopts anti-abortion amendment
The Texas House attached an anti-abortion amendment on a Medicaid-related bill Thursday night that expressly bans any tax dollars going for abortion or “abortion related services.” But some legislators...
View ArticleHouse Democrats on sideline; won’t pledge to Speaker Straus – for now
ouse Speaker Joe Straus might have to delay the customary ritual of collecting colleague pledges of support for re-election. Democrats are collecting signatures on a letter asking Democratic House...
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Breast-feeding in the budget bill
Rep. Riddle Under an amendment to the House budget measure, State Comptroller Susan Combs would have to include notification of a mother’s right to breast-feed her baby in the tax policy newsletter...
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Bill banning abortions after 20 weeks heats up session
The Texas Legislature has been unusually quiet the first three months of the session, but that appears to be changing. State Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, speaks in opposition to a bill in the Texas...
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Republicans hold fundraiser for Women’s Health Program
While the Texas-OU football game has traditionally been a big venue for politicians raising campaign funds, this year, two Republicans are planning a party that will benefit “outreach” for the “Texas...
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Davis allies turn up criticism of Abbott’s CPRIT oversight
The campaign of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis (right) has been criticizing Greg Abbott (left), her Republican rival, for his oversight of the scandal-scarred Cancer Prevention and...
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