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A federal court in El Paso will hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Texas’ mid-decade round of congressional redistricting. Civil rights groups are seeking to block the new map from taking effect before candidates file for the midterm elections.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/09/29/532061/federal-court-to-hear-case-challenging-texas-new-congressional-map-on-wednesday/

#CivilRights #Court #Elections #National #News #Politics #Texas #Voting #2026Elections #CongressionalRedistricting #Gerrymandering #PresidentDonaldTrump #RacialDiscrimination #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

The Texas Democratic Party is expanding its operations across the state, opening four new offices, with talks underway for at least one more. The party hopes the expansion will help it to build support and better compete with Republicans.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/22/531273/texas-democratic-party-launches-expansion-plan-aimed-at-ending-decades-long-statewide-losing-streak/

#Elections #News #Politics #Texas #2026SenateRace #CampaignFinance #RepublicanPartyOfTexas #TexasDemocraticParty #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

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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After the Texas House passed a new GOP congressional map, Gov. Greg Abbott added three new items to his agenda for the ongoing special session, including punishments for lawmakers who leave the state to block passage of future legislation.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/21/529155/gov-greg-abbott-asks-for-new-penalties-for-texas-lawmakers-who-flee-to-halt-legislative-sessions/

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released his second special session proclamation moments after the state legislature officially called its first special session to a close. The governor told lawmakers to begin work Friday afternoon.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/15/528768/gov-abbott-instructs-texas-legislature-to-begin-second-special-session-at-noon-on-friday/

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that he will seek a court ruling declaring that state House Democrats who broke quorum and left the state have “abandoned their offices,” potentially allowing Gov. Greg Abbott to appoint their replacements.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/05/527957/ag-ken-paxton-will-seek-court-order-to-have-dems-who-have-broken-quorum-thrown-out-of-office/

#Court #Elections #National #News #Politics #Texas #Voting #2025TexasLegislature #QuorumBreak #SpecialSession #TexasAttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasHouseDemocrats

U.S. Rep. Al Green of Houston slammed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to redraw some of the state's congressional districts mid-decade during the upcoming special legislative session, under pressure from President Donald Trump.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/11/526262/houston-congressman-al-green-threatens-lawsuit-impeachment-over-texas-redistricting-plan/

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President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation package includes roughly $13 billion to reimburse states for border security spending during Joe Biden’s presidency. Gov. Greg Abbott is hoping to secure the lion’s share of that funding for Texas.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2025/07/10/526090/texas-will-seek-11-billion-in-reimbursement-from-trump-administration-for-border-security-expenditures/

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have let victims of human trafficking claim duress as a defense against any crimes they’re charged with committing on behalf of their traffickers. Lawmakers will revisit the issue in a special session.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/06/27/525084/trafficking-victims-face-prosecution-for-committing-crimes-under-duress-the-special-session-could-fix-that/

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Gov. Greg Abbott wants Texas to get serious about an invasive, parasitic fly that poses a serious threat to the state’s livestock and wildlife.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/06/26/524979/gov-greg-abbott-orders-preemptive-strike-on-screwworm-in-texas/

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After months of debate, revisions and negotiations behind closed doors, a sweeping school funding bill is now heading to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for his signature after getting the final nod for lawmakers on Thursday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/05/30/522625/texas-8-5b-school-funding-plan-is-headed-to-abbotts-desk-what-it-means-for-students-and-teachers/

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After months of debate, revisions and negotiations behind closed doors, a sweeping school funding bill is now heading to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for his signature after getting the final nod for lawmakers on Thursday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/05/30/522625/texas-8-5b-school-funding-plan-is-headed-to-abbotts-desk-what-it-means-for-students-and-teachers/

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After months of debate, revisions and negotiations behind closed doors, a sweeping school funding bill is now heading to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for his signature after getting the final nod for lawmakers on Thursday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/05/30/522625/texas-8-5b-school-funding-plan-is-headed-to-abbotts-desk-what-it-means-for-students-and-teachers/

#Education #News #Politics #SchoolFunding #TexasEducation #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasLegislature

After months of debate, revisions and negotiations behind closed doors, a sweeping school funding bill is now heading to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for his signature after getting the final nod for lawmakers on Thursday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/05/30/522625/texas-8-5b-school-funding-plan-is-headed-to-abbotts-desk-what-it-means-for-students-and-teachers/

#Education #News #Politics #SchoolFunding #TexasEducation #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasLegislature

After months of debate, revisions and negotiations behind closed doors, a sweeping school funding bill is now heading to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for his signature after getting the final nod for lawmakers on Thursday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/05/30/522625/texas-8-5b-school-funding-plan-is-headed-to-abbotts-desk-what-it-means-for-students-and-teachers/

#Education #News #Politics #SchoolFunding #TexasEducation #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasLegislature

Texas lawmakers have heeded calls from top Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, to file bills to "crack down on squatters."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/04/25/519774/gov-abbott-wants-to-stop-squatters-so-texas-lawmakers-proposed-bills-speeding-up-evictions/

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Texas lawmakers have heeded calls from top Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, to file bills to "crack down on squatters."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/04/25/519774/gov-abbott-wants-to-stop-squatters-so-texas-lawmakers-proposed-bills-speeding-up-evictions/

#Housing #News #Squatters #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasHousing #TexasLawmakers

Texas lawmakers have heeded calls from top Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, to file bills to "crack down on squatters."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/04/25/519774/gov-abbott-wants-to-stop-squatters-so-texas-lawmakers-proposed-bills-speeding-up-evictions/

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Texas lawmakers have heeded calls from top Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, to file bills to "crack down on squatters."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/04/25/519774/gov-abbott-wants-to-stop-squatters-so-texas-lawmakers-proposed-bills-speeding-up-evictions/

#Housing #News #Squatters #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasHousing #TexasLawmakers

Texas lawmakers have heeded calls from top Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, to file bills to "crack down on squatters."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/04/25/519774/gov-abbott-wants-to-stop-squatters-so-texas-lawmakers-proposed-bills-speeding-up-evictions/

#Housing #News #Squatters #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasHousing #TexasLawmakers

Five Democratic state lawmakers from Houston are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special election for the vacancy in Texas' 18th Congressional District after the Republican governor did not put the seat on the May 3 ballot.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/04/03/517736/democratic-lawmakers-from-houston-urge-texas-governor-to-call-special-election-for-vacant-congressional-seat/

#Houston #Local #National #News #Politics #Texas #CongressmanSylvesterTurner #HoustonDemocrats #SpecialElection #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TX18thDistrict #USHouseOfRepresentatives

Residents of Texas’ 18th Congressional District – a solidly Democratic district centered in Houston – could face months without representation in Washington.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/03/31/517218/residents-of-tx-18-face-likelihood-of-months-without-a-member-of-congress/

#Elections #Houston #Local #National #News #Politics #Texas #18thCongressionalDistrictRace #CongressmanSylvesterTurner #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #SpecialElection #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TX18thDistrict #USHouseOfRepresentatives

Gov. Greg Abbott has until the end of the day Friday to call a special election for Texas’ 18th Congressional District to get the race on the ballot for the May 3 election. If he doesn’t, the seat could stay vacant for months.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/03/28/517153/clock-ticks-down-for-gov-abbott-to-call-special-election-for-late-sylvester-turners-congressional-seat/

#Elections #Houston #Local #National #News #Politics #Texas #18thCongressionalDistrict #AmandaEdwards #CongressmanSylvesterTurner #HarrisCountyAttorneyChristianMenefee #SpecialElection #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced his top priority Senate bills for the 2025 legislative session. They include a mix of conservative Republican priorities as well as items that could garner bipartisan support.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/01/29/512312/patrick-unveils-top-25-legislative-priorities-for-2025/

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed outgoing state Rep. Shawn Thierry, a Houston politician who recently switched from the Democrat to Republican party, to the state’s juvenile justice board.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/01/14/510805/greg-abbott-appoints-democrat-turned-republican-rep-shawn-thierry-to-texas-juvenile-justice-board/

#Houston #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Texas #LaurenAshleySimmons #ShawnThierry #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasJuvenileJusticeBoard #TransgenderIssues

CenterPoint faces Wednesday deadline to respond to Governor Abbott’s demand for information on post-Beryl improvements

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/07/30/495239/centerpoint-faces-wednesday-deadline-to-respond-to-governor-abbotts-demand-for-information-on-post-beryl-improvements/

#EnergyEnvironment #Hurricane #News #Politics #Weather #CenterPointEnergy #HurricaneBeryl #JasonWells #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

‘Preparation, preparation, preparation.’ After Hurricane Beryl, Texas leaders look to next storm

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2024/07/19/494135/hurricane-beryl-lessons-responsible-blame-houston-texas-centerpoint-energy-power/

#CityOfHouston #ClimateChange #ERCOT #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Politics #Texas #TTN #Weather #CenterPointEnergy #Ercot #HurricaneBeryl #HurricaneBerylAftermath #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

Next Legislature will have pro-school voucher majority, Governor Greg Abbott claims

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/05/29/489004/next-legislature-will-have-pro-school-voucher-majority-governor-greg-abbott-claims/

#EducationNews #Election2024 #Elections #News #Politics #Texas #TTN #CampaignFinance #JeffYass #PrivateSchoolVouchers #RepublicanPrimaryRunoffs #SchoolChoice #StateRepresentativeGaryVanDeaver #TexasAmericanFederationOfTeachers #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasLegislature

The full bench of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday in a case involving a controversial effort by Texas to crack down on illegal immigration by using a floating wall on the Rio Grande.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2024/05/16/487698/legality-of-texas-floating-barrier-on-the-rio-grande-goes-before-full-u-s-5th-circuit/

#Border #Court #EnergyEnvironment #Immigration #International #News #Politics #BuoysInRioGrande #OperationLoneStar #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #USDepartmentOfJustice

Voters in Senate District 15 have elected ER nurse and political activist Molly Cook to fill the unexpired term of Houston Mayor John Whitmire.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/05/05/486628/molly-cook-defeats-state-rep-jarvis-johnson-in-special-election-for-senate-district-15/

#Election2024 #Elections #News #Politics #Texas #DemocraticPrimaryRunoffs #HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire #JosephTrahan #MollyCook #RepJarvisJohnson #SpecialElection #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasLegislature #TexasStateSenate

Weeks after a Klein high school teacher was arrested on claims she compelled teens to be involved in a prostitution ring, the Klein Independent School District is making efforts to regain the public's trust.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/05/03/485609/klein-isd-says-it-is-working-to-regain-public-trust-after-teacher-arrested-on-child-trafficking-charges/

#Crime #Education #News #Schools #KleinCainHighSchool #KleinISD #PublicEducation #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order requiring schools to discipline what he described as “the sharp rise in antisemitic speech and acts on university campuses.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/03/28/481911/as-texas-students-clash-over-israel-hamas-war-gov-greg-abbott-orders-colleges-to-revise-free-speec/

#Education #News #Politics #AntisemiticSpeech #PalestineSolidarityCommittee #TexasEducation #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order requiring schools to discipline what he described as “the sharp rise in antisemitic speech and acts on university campuses.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/03/28/481911/as-texas-students-clash-over-israel-hamas-war-gov-greg-abbott-orders-colleges-to-revise-free-speec/

#Education #News #Politics #AntisemiticSpeech #PalestineSolidarityCommittee #TexasEducation #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order requiring schools to discipline what he described as “the sharp rise in antisemitic speech and acts on university campuses.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/03/28/481911/as-texas-students-clash-over-israel-hamas-war-gov-greg-abbott-orders-colleges-to-revise-free-speec/

#Education #News #Politics #AntisemiticSpeech #PalestineSolidarityCommittee #TexasEducation #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order requiring schools to discipline what he described as “the sharp rise in antisemitic speech and acts on university campuses.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/03/28/481911/as-texas-students-clash-over-israel-hamas-war-gov-greg-abbott-orders-colleges-to-revise-free-speec/

#Education #News #Politics #AntisemiticSpeech #PalestineSolidarityCommittee #TexasEducation #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order requiring schools to discipline what he described as “the sharp rise in antisemitic speech and acts on university campuses.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/03/28/481911/as-texas-students-clash-over-israel-hamas-war-gov-greg-abbott-orders-colleges-to-revise-free-speec/

#Education #News #Politics #AntisemiticSpeech #PalestineSolidarityCommittee #TexasEducation #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

The Texas House is shaping up to have a whole lot of new faces next year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/03/07/479992/greg-abbott-and-ken-paxton-went-after-their-own-in-the-texas-house-it-worked/

#Elections #News #Politics #2024TexasElections #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasHouse #TexasLegislature

Wildfires may have destroyed as many as 500 structures in the Texas Panhandle, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday, describing how the largest blaze in state history scorched everything in its path, leaving ashes in its wake.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/03/04/479518/gov-abbott-says-texas-wildfires-may-have-destroyed-up-to-500-structures/

#News #Texas #Weather #SmokehouseCreekFire #TexasAMForestService #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasPanhandle #TexasWildfires

Texas has transported over 102,000 migrants to New York, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Records show that as of Jan. 24, the state has spent over $148 million to bus migrants to predominantly Democratic cities.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2024/02/21/478164/texas-has-spent-over-148-million-busing-migrants-to-other-parts-of-the-country/

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The state of Texas squared off against the U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of immigrant rights groups in federal court on Thursday over whether a new state border enforcement bill is constitutional.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2024/02/16/477696/federal-judge-disputes-texas-invasion-claim-during-sweeping-immigration-law-hearing/

#Border #Immigration #News #JusticeDepartment #SenateBill4 #TexasBorder #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

Residents of Eagle Pass say they're more worried about danger stirred up by Gov. Greg Abbott than by immigrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2024/02/08/476903/eagle-pass-residents-on-edge-as-texas-gov-vows-to-expand-border-operations/

#Border #News #EaglePass #TexasBorder #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasNationalGuard

Republican state lawmakers who opposed school vouchers are highly vulnerable to primary challenges. That’s the finding of a new poll out this morning from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/polls/2024/02/06/476586/school-choice-opponents-likely-to-face-stiff-opposition-in-gop-primaries-uh-hobby-poll-finds/

#Education #EducationNews #Elections #News #Politics #Polls #88thTexasLegislature #HobbySchoolPoll #RepublicanPrimary #SchoolChoice #SchoolVouchers #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasPrimaryElections #TexasSenatorTedCruz

A fight over allowing transgender children to access puberty blockers and hormone therapies could hinge on justices’ interpretation of parental rights.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2024/01/30/475841/texas-supreme-court-to-hear-legal-challenge-to-ban-on-transition-related-care-for-kids/

#LGBTQ #News #SenateBill14 #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasSupremeCourt

Allred was one of 14 Democrats, including three from Texas, who voted for a GOP-led resolution, H.Res. 957, “Denouncing the Biden administration’s open-borders policies.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/01/25/475513/congressman-colin-allred-condemns-both-biden-cruz-and-abbott-on-immigration-and-border-security/

#Abortion #Border #Elections #Immigration #News #Politics #Polls #SupremeCourt #Texas #CongressmanColinAllred #PresidentBiden #TexasDemocraticPrimary #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasStateSenatorRolandGutierrez #USSenatorTedCruz

Allred was one of 14 Democrats, including three from Texas, who voted for a GOP-led resolution, H.Res. 957, “Denouncing the Biden administration’s open-borders policies.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/01/25/475513/congressman-colin-allred-condemns-both-biden-cruz-and-abbott-on-immigration-and-border-security/

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Allred was one of 14 Democrats, including three from Texas, who voted for a GOP-led resolution, H.Res. 957, “Denouncing the Biden administration’s open-borders policies.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/01/25/475513/congressman-colin-allred-condemns-both-biden-cruz-and-abbott-on-immigration-and-border-security/

#Abortion #Border #Elections #Immigration #News #Politics #Polls #SupremeCourt #Texas #CongressmanColinAllred #PresidentBiden #TexasDemocraticPrimary #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasStateSenatorRolandGutierrez #USSenatorTedCruz

Allred was one of 14 Democrats, including three from Texas, who voted for a GOP-led resolution, H.Res. 957, “Denouncing the Biden administration’s open-borders policies.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/01/25/475513/congressman-colin-allred-condemns-both-biden-cruz-and-abbott-on-immigration-and-border-security/

#Abortion #Border #Elections #Immigration #News #Politics #Polls #SupremeCourt #Texas #CongressmanColinAllred #PresidentBiden #TexasDemocraticPrimary #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasStateSenatorRolandGutierrez #USSenatorTedCruz

Allred was one of 14 Democrats, including three from Texas, who voted for a GOP-led resolution, H.Res. 957, “Denouncing the Biden administration’s open-borders policies.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/01/25/475513/congressman-colin-allred-condemns-both-biden-cruz-and-abbott-on-immigration-and-border-security/

#Abortion #Border #Elections #Immigration #News #Politics #Polls #SupremeCourt #Texas #CongressmanColinAllred #PresidentBiden #TexasDemocraticPrimary #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasStateSenatorRolandGutierrez #USSenatorTedCruz

Abbott issued what he described as a “Statement on Texas’ Constitutional Right to Self-Defense,” signaling what could be the beginning of a constitutional crisis.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2024/01/24/475398/governor-abbott-signals-potential-defiance-of-supreme-courts-border-ruling/

#Border #Immigration #News #Politics #SupremeCourt #Texas #ConstitutionalCrisis #OperationLoneStar #SouthTexasBorderWall #StateRepresentativeBriscoeCain #StateRepresentativeTomOliverson #SteveToth #TexasGovernorGregAbbott

Lawmakers passed House Bill 3 last year to address some of the issues that led to the botched police response during the Uvalde school shooting.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/01/22/475020/texas-new-school-safety-law-mostly-addresses-the-justice-departments-advice-but-funding-fixes-is-still-an-issue/

#Education #News #RobbElementarySchool #TexasEducationAgency #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TheJusticeDepartment