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State Rep. Jon Rosenthal, a Houston-area Democrat, announced Monday he is running for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, meaning he will not seek reelection for his position in the Texas House of Representatives.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/29/532105/houston-area-state-rep-jon-rosenthal-announces-bid-for-texas-railroad-commissioner-wont-seek-reelection/

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A Fort Worth lawmaker said on Monday that she can't leave the Texas House chambers because she won't agree to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers, which the GOP speaker is requiring of Democrats who fled the state.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/19/528968/fort-worth-rep-nicole-collier-refuses-to-leave-texas-house-protesting-state-trooper-escorts/

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An emotional, 10-hour-long Texas House committee meeting Tuesday highlighted the stark divide between lawmakers and the public on the state's bail system, a legislative priority this session.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/03/19/516339/guilty-until-proven-innocent-marathon-texas-house-hearing-showcases-political-divide-on-cash-bail/

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