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The Texas House passed Senate Bill 8, the so-called "bathroom bill" that would restrict access to public restrooms for transgender people. The measure needs one more procedural vote in the chamber before heading to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/08/29/529702/texas-bathroom-bill-with-new-restrictions-on-transgender-people-nears-governors-desk/

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The Texas House on Thursday passed several bills aimed at responding to the devastation caused by the July 4 floods in the Hill Country. This comes as private donors pledged $40 million to support long-term housing recovery in the region.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/21/529209/texas-house-passes-flood-relief-bills-as-private-donors-announce-40-million-for-housing-assistance/

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A state judge has temporarily blocked Texas AG Ken Paxton from pursuing a case against Powered by People, the political group founded by Beto O'Rourke, after Paxton accused the group of improperly funding a Democratic quorum break in the Texas House.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/20/529091/judge-blocks-ag-ken-paxton-from-targeting-beto-orourkes-political-group/

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At least three Texas House Democrats, including Rep. Gene Wu of Houston, spent the night inside the state Capitol in protest of a Republican-backed redistricting plan, which they say would diminish the voting power of minority communities.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/19/529031/texas-democrats-spend-night-at-capitol-to-protest-gop-redistricting-state-trooper-escorts/

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The Texas Legislature is preparing to adjourn early this week amid a continued quorum break by House Democrats. But Gov. Greg Abbott says he'll "immediately" call lawmakers back to the state Capitol for another special session.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/12/528512/texas-lawmakers-prepare-to-end-session-early-as-gov-abbott-vows-to-immediately-call-another/

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The Texas Legislature is preparing to adjourn early this week amid a continued quorum break by House Democrats. But Gov. Greg Abbott says he'll "immediately" call lawmakers back to the state Capitol for another special session.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/12/528512/texas-lawmakers-prepare-to-end-session-early-as-gov-abbott-vows-to-immediately-call-another/

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The Texas Legislature is preparing to adjourn early this week amid a continued quorum break by House Democrats. But Gov. Greg Abbott says he'll "immediately" call lawmakers back to the state Capitol for another special session.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/12/528512/texas-lawmakers-prepare-to-end-session-early-as-gov-abbott-vows-to-immediately-call-another/

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Ken Paxton filed lawsuits escalating the state's response to a Democratic walkout that's stalled the Legislature, accusing former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of illegally supporting absent lawmakers and seeking to remove 13 House Democrats from office.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/08/528347/texas-ag-sues-beto-orourke-for-alleged-bribery-seeks-removal-of-13-democrats-over-quorum-walkout/

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said the FBI has agreed to assist in locating dozens of Democratic Texas lawmakers who recently left Texas to block the passage of a Republican-backed redistricting plan.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/07/528132/sen-cornyn-says-fbi-will-help-track-down-texas-democrats-who-fled-state-over-redistricting/

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Two Texas House Democrats, including a lawmaker from Houston, were evacuated from their hotel in Illinois on Wednesday morning following a bomb threat.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/06/528046/texas-house-democrats-evacuated-from-illinois-hotel-after-bomb-threat/

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A growing quorum break in the Texas Legislature is halting progress in both chambers, delaying all legislative activity as House members remain absent.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/05/527994/texas-house-quorum-break-grinds-special-session-to-a-halt-leaving-legislative-future-uncertain/

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Texas lawmakers are making another push to get rid of the STAAR test — a plan that died during the regular legislative session earlier this year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/05/527911/texas-lawmakers-revive-plan-to-replace-staar-test/

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Texas voters could soon see the state's top law enforcement officer regain the power to independently prosecute election fraud under new legislation filed this week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/07/31/527677/texas-lawmakers-move-to-restore-ag-ken-paxtons-power-to-prosecute-election-fraud/

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THC is now one of a myriad of topics Abbott has asked lawmakers to tackle in this special session, which kicked off yesterday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/22/526949/ban-or-regulate-thc-in-texas-state-lawmakers-still-cant-agree-on-whats-next/

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THC is now one of a myriad of topics Abbott has asked lawmakers to tackle in this special session, which kicked off yesterday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/22/526949/ban-or-regulate-thc-in-texas-state-lawmakers-still-cant-agree-on-whats-next/

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THC is now one of a myriad of topics Abbott has asked lawmakers to tackle in this special session, which kicked off yesterday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/22/526949/ban-or-regulate-thc-in-texas-state-lawmakers-still-cant-agree-on-whats-next/

#News #Politics #DanPatrick #GregAbbott #Marijuana #TXLegislature