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Texas Senate Passes Bills Banning Child Gender Modification and Drag Shows for Kids

The Republican-controlled Texas Senate passed key bills to ban medical gender modification for children and outlaw drag queen performances in front of minors, including Drag Queen Story Hour. SB 12 ...

April 7, 2023BY Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Texas Lawmaker Calls for Probe of School Trustees in Strategy to ‘Silence’ Parents on Transgender Policy

A Texas lawmaker has called for an investigation of North Texas school board members who reportedly held an ...

March 22, 2023BY Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Lowly Chicken May Yet Rule Roost in Texas

Texas families should be allowed to keep chickens in their yards and gas stoves in their kitchens, according ...

February 17, 2023BY Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Texas Democrats Decry GOP Bill to Ban Chinese Citizens From Buying Property in the State

Texas state Rep. Gene Wu, along with more than a dozen fellow Democratic lawmakers, has decried state legislation ...

January 27, 2023BY Jana J. Pruet
Election, Voting Bills Top the Agenda for Texas’ 88th Legislative Session

Many Texas state lawmakers have spent the last couple of months pre-filing and refiling bills ahead of the ...

January 11, 2023BY Jana J. Pruet
Lawmaker Proposes Using a Portion of Texas’ $27 Billion Surplus for Property-Tax Relief

The state of Texas is sitting on a hefty $27 billion surplus. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday ...

December 2, 2022BY Jana J. Pruet