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Lawmakers fail to pass a bill to end massive water exports from East Texas

The House refused Senate changes allowing exports to continue while the state studies its underground water supply. Lawmakers left the Capitol without reaching a compromise.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate committee doubles down on THC ban, saying state and local governments don’t have the resources for regulations

Senate Bill 5 would ban products containing any detectable amount of any cannabinoid, creating criminal offenses for possession of hemp-derived THC.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Lottery Commission to be disbanded as state game gets new restrictions

Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday signed Senate Bill 3070, which will also criminalize the online sale of lottery tickets through couriers.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas bill creating more weekend early voting could boost turnout, but delay election results

A bill headed for Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk may not go into effect until 2027. Election administrators say the changes could create staffing challenges.

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Texas Republicans want to block cities' gun buyback programs

Much of the debate focused on the tense relationship between cities and the Texas Legislature. The bill is head to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

The Texas Tribune

New Senate bill offers last-minute reprieve for troubled Texas Lottery

A key Senate critic threw a lifeline to the Texas Lottery when he proposed moving its oversight to a new agency instead of eliminating it entirely.

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The Texas Lottery and billions in school funding in limbo as deadline nears at Capitol

Lawmakers must act on two bills in order to ensure the lottery continues past September, or find a way to make up the $2 billion for schools the game provides yearly.

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Texas lottery bans online sales through third-party couriers amid mounting criticism

After years of claiming that companies selling lottery tickets online could not be regulated, the Texas Lottery Commission voted to ban the practice.

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Lawmakers weigh moving bingo operations out of Texas Lottery’s purview amid agency’s uncertain future

A possible reassignment of the charitable games comes as 15 bills in the Legislature seek to either alter or abolish the troubled agency.

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Texas Senate passes ban on lottery sales through courier services

Unanimous passage in the Senate comes after top Texas officials say the third-party services undermine trust in the lottery.

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Texas Lottery ticket sales to third-party services fuel controversy and questions about the agency’s future

While the Lottery Commission says it can’t regulate sales to couriers, lawmakers want changes after two major jackpots were won using those services.

The Texas Tribune

Trans Texans Are Under Attack (Again), but Advocates Aren’t Giving In

With another legislative session that could pile on even more anti-trans policies, LBGTQ+ groups grapple with how to protect their communities.

Texas Observer

Some Texas lawmakers want to ban countywide voting on Election Day. Local officials are pushing back.

Election administrators say letting people cast a ballot at any polling site is more convenient for voters and cheaper for local governments.

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Texas Observer

Public Education Bills: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Conservative state lawmakers have filed hundreds of bills targeting the school finance system, LGBTQ+ students, undocumented immigrant children, and more.

Latin Times

Texas Lawmakers File Over 1,000 Bills as Immigration Enforcement Drives Priorities For The GOP Majority

Senate and House Republicans have majority advantage in both chambers, their bills focus on border security, voter ID, and school sports restrictions.

The Texas Tribune

Texas lawmakers target property taxes, abortion and gender transition care in first bills for the 2025 session

Tuesday marked the first day lawmakers could file bills for next year’s legislative session.

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John Keats statue to be unveiled near his birthplace in London’s Moorgate

Martin Jennings – whose previous public sculptures include John Betjeman, George Orwell and Philip Larkin – has based his bronze on a life cast of the poet, taken when he was 21

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Texas conservatives want to end countywide voting. The costs could be high.

More than 80% of the state’s registered voters can cast their ballot anywhere in the county on election day. Scrapping that option could lead to disenfranchisement, experts say.

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The Ultimates #1 attempts the improbable: redeeming Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man

The original Ant-Man, Hank Pym, has some serious baggage that the Ultimate Universe is aiming to leave behind

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North Texas Senate runoff creates strange bedfellows, divides usual allies within GOP

The battle to succeed retiring state Sen. Drew Springer has come down to a May 28 runoff between Brent Hagenbuch and Jace Yarbrough.

The Texas Tribune

We ranked Texas senators across the ideological spectrum based on their 2023 votes

Here’s a look at Senate members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on their votes cast during the 2023 regular session and four special sessions.

Texas Observer

Texas GOP Rejects Ban on Association with Nazis

It’s the latest instance of the state Republican party's right-wing officialdom embracing extremism, and vengeance, above all else.

The Texas Tribune

Texas secessionists feel more emboldened than ever

At a recent conference that featured a sitting state senator, so-called “TEXIT” supporters celebrated their movement’s incremental gains.

The Texas Tribune

Ban on COVID vaccine mandates by private businesses, including health care facilities, passes Texas Senate

The bill offers no exceptions for doctors’ offices, clinics or other health facilities. Senators agreed to let those entities require unvaccinated employees to wear personal protective gear or take other “reasonable” measures to manage the spread.

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