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Houston state senator pushes bill wrongly claiming Harris County paid for defendants’ bail
The Republican’s Senate Bill 40 would ban political subdivisions from sending public funds to nonprofits that pay bail bonds ...
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Texas House committee assignments extend power of experienced GOP leaders
Republicans chair all committees, as promised, while Democrats will lead half of the newly created subcommittees.
'We will play hardball on this issue' | Texas GOP lawmakers push for passage of bail reform package
"We will play hardball on this issue," Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said during a news conference. At the event, Patrick ...
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Democrats and Republicans unite for $72 million drainage project in northeast Harris County
The project was a bipartisan effort between Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia, a Democrat, and Texas ...
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Texas House Republicans face possible censure following Speaker vote
David Luther is the president of the Texas Republican County Chairmen’s Association and it is his job to provide education and training to County Party chairs across the state. As soon as ...
Denying bail? Why a Texas Senate panel approved reform plan to keep some defendants in jail
Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...
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Abbott wants to set a high bar for local tax increases
Gov. Greg Abbott, in his bid to curb Texas’ high property taxes, wants Texas voters to have the final say on any property tax ...
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Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock wins race for Texas House speaker
Burrows now immediately takes over as speaker of the Texas House, succeeding state Rep. Dade Phelan, a Republican from ... traveled to Austin from Harris County to oppose Burrows.