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Voter and civil rights organizations are seeking to block efforts by Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to expel 13 Democratic state representatives from office for their role in this summer’s quorum break.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/05/530161/civil-rights-groups-challenge-abbotts-paxtons-efforts-to-expel-democratic-house-members-who-broke-quorum/

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HB 18 would ban lawmakers from raising funds while participating in a quorum break. The measure is in response to the Democratic quorum break that unsuccessfully sought to prevent Republican-sponsored congressional redistricting legislation.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/03/529947/texas-house-passes-bill-to-punish-quorum-breaks/

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Voters will be asked to approve property tax cuts for Texas homeowners and businesses in November.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/06/05/523236/voters-will-have-final-say-on-billions-of-tax-cuts-for-texas-homeowners-businesses/

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A trio of Texas Senate bail reform measures authored by state Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) advanced in the House on Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/05/20/521773/three-bail-reform-measures-advance-in-texas-house/

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The Supreme Court of Texas has blocked Harris County from making any further payments under the Uplift Harris guaranteed income pilot program for low-income households. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/04/23/484377/texas-supreme-court-blocks-further-payments-under-uplift-harris/

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Harris County is defending its guaranteed income pilot program against a potential legal challenge from the state.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/01/31/476023/menefee-charts-defense-of-harris-countys-guaranteed-income-pilot-program-to-ag/

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State Senator Paul Bettencourt is asking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to rule Harris County’s pilot guaranteed income program unconstitutional.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/01/18/474833/paul-bettencourt-challenges-guaranteed-income-harris-county-pilot-program-legality/

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