Capitol Context: How the Texas Senate’s ‘school choice’ plan compares to other states
The Texas Senate recently passed its version of a school choice program with Senate Bill 2. The proposed legislation calls ...
What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
Since Texas reinstated capital punishment and adopted lethal injection as its means of execution in 1977, the state has put ...
Texas leaders press for Trump, Congress to pay back the state billions of dollars for securing the border
Gov. Abbott returned to Washington for the second week in a row to urge Congress to reimburse Texas billions of dollars.
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Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson files appeal for new trial
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson has filed an appeal for a new trial. Roberson was convicted of murdering his ...
Austin retains title as best capital city to live in the US, per WalletHub
Austin retains its No. 1 title in WalletHub's recently released report of the "Best State Capitals to Live In." ...
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National Civil Engineering Society grades Texas 'C' on infrastructure
The Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers graded Texas's infrastructure as mediocre, and lawmakers ...
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Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson files first new appeal since his execution was delayed
The appeal includes new testimony from experts who say Roberson’s daughter died of natural causes, and cites the court’s ...
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Rattlesnakes slithered around the Texas Capitol this week, making friends along the way
Amid intermittent rain, clouds and spots of sun, the Sweetwater Jaycees visited the Texas Capitol this week with three boxes of western diamondback rattlesnakes in tow. For nearly 30 years ...