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Cell phones, DEI, prayer: 5 bills Texas lawmakers are using to reshape public schools
From banning DEI and cell phones to forcing prayer and the Ten Commandments into classrooms, Texas lawmakers passed several bills impacting public school students. Although private school vouchers and public school funding dominated the headlines this legislative session, several other education-focused bills are headed the Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Here’s a rundown of where those…
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Texas on verge of banning THC products, expanding medical marijuana program
Texas lawmakers banned THC and expanded the state’s troubled medical marijuana program, leaving Gov. Greg Abbott with the decision to sign or veto the two laws.
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Greg Abbott boosts Texas public school funding after years of holding it hostage
Gov. Greg Abbott signed an $8.5 billion boost to Texas public school funding into law on Wednesday after blocking increased school spending for years.
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Tarrant County commissioners vote 3-2 to redistrict, adopting more Republican-friendly map
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court could get a bigger conservative majority next year under a new map passed Tuesday. Republican Commissioners Manny Ramirez, Matt Krause and County Judge Tim O’Hare voted to adopt the map Tuesday. Democratic Commissioners Alisa Simmons and Roderick Miles Jr. voted against it. The map reshapes the two Democrat-controlled precincts and…
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Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
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Texas lawmakers find bipartisan solutions to tackle state’s housing crunch
Lawmakers aimed to remedy the housing affordability crisis Texans are currently facing with a slew of bills during this year’s legislative session.
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Texas lawmakers targeted school and public libraries this legislative session. Here’s what happened
Right-wing Texas lawmakers targeted books in public schools and access to public libraries during the legislative session.
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Will a new abortion bill save the lives of pregnant women in Texas?
It’s taken state Supreme Court cases, a number of women dying, and massive pressure from the people of Texas for the state Legislature to respond with SB31. But will the new bill help or hurt women who need abortions in Texas?
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How the ripple effects of ‘defunding’ Planned Parenthood could hurt Texans
A budget bill in Congress cuts Medicaid and essentially defunds Planned Parenthood, which provides birth control, wellness visits, STI tests and treatment, and cancer screenings.
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Op-Ed: Congressional cuts feed corporate greed at expense of young people
Through a budget reconciliation process, Congress is working on extending major tax cuts originally passed in 2017 that would primarily benefit corporations and billionaires over young people.
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14 Houston-area school districts offering free summer meals for children
For parents looking to get meals for their children this summer, many Houston-area school districts offer free breakfast and lunch at various campuses.
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What to know about June 7 runoff elections in North Texas
Several municipal races from the May 3 election are headed to runoffs, including city council members in Dallas and Tarrant county, and the mayor in Garland.
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Denton repeals weed decriminalization mandate after legal battle with Ken Paxton
The Denton city council voted 4-3 on May 20 to repeal Proposition B, which prevents arrests and citations for up to four ounces of weed possession.
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Op-Ed: Those black squares meant nothing: George Floyd’s death sparked allyship, but much of it performative
George Floyd’s televised murder was fuel, but real change requires real protest.
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Texas Republicans help pass Trump budget bill cutting healthcare, food stamps
Texas lawmakers played key roles in passing President Trump’s budget bill, which funds tax cuts for the wealthy by cutting Medicaid and food stamps.
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2025 Pride: 8 ways to celebrate in Houston
From fashion shows to parades and business luncheons, these 2025 Pride events are happening right in Houston’s backyard.
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Rainbow rundown: 9 Pride 2025 events in Dallas-Fort Worth
The Dallas-Fort Worth area is celebrating Pride 2025 in big ways. Check out these nine events from May to October that will show you that you belong.
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‘Neither work nor home’: Dairy Queens as community hubs in rural Texas
To be sure, the view of Dairy Queen as a community’s social hub doesn’t ring true as much as it did decades ago, even in rural Texas.
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New bill would trap women who want or need abortions in Texas
A bill passed in the Texas Senate allows women and their loved ones who help them get abortions — here or in another state — to be jailed and sued.
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Op-Ed: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ — SB 16 hurts young, other marginalized voters
Senate Bill 16’s proposed voter ID requirements don’t strengthen election security, they just further exclude young, rural, and low-income Texans.
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8 ways to prepare for hurricane season in Texas
We’re approaching the start of hurricane season in Texas. The safest route is to plan ahead before a storm is on the horizon—here’s where to start.
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Op-Ed: A third of parents putting career plans on hold due to cost of childcare — even in Texas
We treat childcare as a personal problem that deserves private suffering, instead of political action. I spent years thinking that it was my fault. As another mom said to me: “It feels like I’m the one doing something wrong.”
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House GOP fast-tracks budget bill that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.
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Texas House signals expanding state’s medical marijuana program
House Bill 46 would increase the number of health conditions eligible and would offer smokeable products under the state’s medical marijuana program.
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Average Texas mortgage debt increased to $239,783 in 2024
Nationally, median home prices over the past five years have increased by nearly 50%, 30-year mortgage rates have nearly doubled, and the number of homes available for purchase have fallen by a third.
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12 DFW businesses to support during AAPI Month (& all year long!)
May is AAPI Month. To honor the contributions of these communities, we’re highlighting 12 Dallas-Fort Worth businesses worth visiting.
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Texas House votes to strictly define man and woman, excluding trans people from state records
If it becomes law, the bill would define sex based on reproductive organs and require state documents and policies to comply with that framework.
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VIDEO: LGBTQ+ Texans condemn anti-trans bills as ‘insidious attack’
Ahead of an expected vote in the Texas House, LGBTQ+ advocates denounced two bills targeting transgender Texans — part of an onslaught of more than 200 anti-LGBTQ+ bills filed this session.
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Texas women face prosecution for abortions if new bill becomes law
The Texas Senate has passed a new anti-abortion bill which would open the door to women being criminally prosecuted for obtaining an abortion — even in a different state.
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Voter turnout in Dallas’ May elections stinks. Here’s what lawmakers want to do about it
Several state senators and representatives, including three from Dallas, have filed bills that move local elections to November — a time when more people head to the ballot box to vote in state and federal races.
