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A power grab in plain sight: Inside Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting push
| July 30, 2025
Texas Republicans are backing a mid-decade redistricting campaign to secure GOP control of Congress, a move that Democrats and civil rights activists call a partisan power grab driven by Donald Trump.
This Bill Could Give Texas Students Time Off for Period Pain
| May 23, 2025
EDUCATION | EXCO-Player | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | old texas | TEXAS | TEXAS HOUSE | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | women's health | youtube
A new Texas proposal could allow students to take up to 10 excused absences per year for menstrual disorders like endometriosis or PCOS.
Texas House signals expanding state’s medical marijuana program
| May 13, 2025
bills | ECONOMY | equity | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | inclusion | lawmakers | laws | marijuana | politcal | political | politics | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS ECONOMY | TEXAS HOUSE | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS | weed
House Bill 46 would increase the number of health conditions eligible and would offer smokeable products under the state’s medical marijuana program.
Texas mom testifies against gun bill that would lower purchase age to 18
| May 1, 2025
EXCO-Player | GUN SAFETY | old texas | TEXAS | TEXAS HOUSE | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS | youtube
In Texas, people must be at least 21 to buy a handgun from a licensed dealer — but Republican lawmakers want to change that.
House Bill 2470, proposed by Rep. Wesley Virdell (R-Brady) and cosponsored by 20 other Republicans, lowers the age to possess a handgun to 18, despite firearms being the leading cause of death for children and teens aged 1-17, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“This bill passing would be a bomb being detonated,” Robin Breed, a member of Moms Demand Action, said during a House committee hearing for the bill on April 14. “ Those of us in this room opposing this bill will continue to raise our voices against these dangerous and deadly policies, despite many of you being unwilling to look at facts and data and continually leaving your conscious at the door.”
Public school funding in Texas doesn’t match community support, advocate says
| March 6, 2025
DFW | EDUCATION | funding | old texas | public education | public school | state legislature | TEXAS HOUSE
Amid declining enrollments and budget shortfalls, public school supporters are concerned that a $1 billion school voucher program will funnel more money away from neighborhood schools.