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"...that increase the city's raised revenue by up to 8% without holding a tax ratification election. After SB 2..."

"...Gov. Dan Patrick. Without Seliger's assent, under Senate rules SB 2 could not reach the floor, leading Patrick to..."

"...The basic allotment for per-student funding would increase by $890 across the state; school district tax rates would be..."

"...special-ed students and campus mental health, adding up to $8.75 billion. On top of that, the Dems' $5.53 billion..."

"...what could happen with Senate Bill 4. Crit­ics call SB 4 the "show me your papers" law. It authorizes..."

"...that no hearing means a reform is dead. When SB 541 (proposing a study of property-tax "circuit breakers" so..."

"...at press time, anti-smoking activist group O2nward Austin submitted 48,000 petition signatures to put an ordinance on the ballot..."

"...fetal growth and the dangers of abortion. On Nov. 8, he fired another bullet in his effort to demonstrate..."

"...with members of the Texas House on a complex, 180-page bill that will allow parents to take money from..."

"...of local people's immigration status might be erroneous. Over 98% of the population are Latinos, with the great majority..."

"...with the past, but the past ain't through with us." As the 83rd Legislature's regular session limped to an end on Memorial..."

"..."bill of rights" as an amendment to Senate Bill 758, a sweeping measure expanding needed reforms in the state's..."

"...December, Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, filed House Bill 418 to restrict the use of electroshock Taser weapons by..."

"...Rider 8 (Sens. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, and Steve Ogden, R-Bryan):..."

"...only 71-70, meaning that a significant portion of the 88 House Republicans had bailed; when that vote was "verified"..."

"...finally resolved until May. But the progress of the 78th has been atypically slow -- partly because there are..."

"...week by amending the otherwise "emergency" (and largely counterproductive) SB 14 homeowners' insurance reform to outlaw completely the notorious..."

"...back when Austin passed its first M/WBE ordinance in 1987, back when cities could legally establish good old-fashioned quotas..."

"...find Hugh Forrest's list in "Media Clips" on page 18, Roseana Auten's in "AISD Notebook" on page 19, and..."

"...As amended by the House, SB 2 now exempts hospital and community college districts, who..."

"...deemed a "sanctuary city" policy, Gov. Greg Abbott slashed $1.8 million in Travis County Criminal Justice Division grants –..."

"...Wednesday’s ruling concerns the latest Texas voter ID bill, SB 5, passed during the most recent regular session...."

"...who receive a government housing subsidy, such as Section 8. Seem­ing­ly a clear response to Austin's contentious source of..."

"...also failed to pass the revised funding equations in SB 1811, so it has been refiled virtually unchanged as..."

"...of Webberville voted to incorporate -- by a narrow 94-87 margin -- in the first place, but two bills..."

"...How dumb is Ron Wilson's HB1871, designed to keep Robert Mueller Municipal Airport open even..."

"...Last month, the city sued to overturn SB 1017, a law written by Sen. Jeff Wentworth (R-San..."

"...queer and trans folks from employment discrimination. Now, with SB 2485, 2486, 2487, and 2488, which DMN describes as..."

"...headline vote at last Thursday’s City Council meeting (May 18) – authorizing legal action against Senate Bill 4, the..."

"...plunge back into a fairly hefty agenda today, May 18: 70 Items that include sizable contracts, a dozen zoning..."