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Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/31/25 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/31/25 Democrats lash out as Legislature bans school clubs that support gay teens Read More
Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/28/25 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/28/25 Texas bill penalizing cities and counties for progressive policies misses House deadline Read More
Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/26/25 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/26/25 Texas parents, school boards may have more control over school library books after House OKs bill Read More
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Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/15/25 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/15/25 Texas House votes to repeal ban on “homosexual conduct” Read More
Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/5/25 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/5/25 Texas Republican lawmakers may “financially handcuff” cities that don’t play by their rules Read More
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Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 10/31/24 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 10/31/24 Fairgoers join Ken Paxton in suing Texas State Fair for allegedly violating their gun rights Read More
Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 9/24/24 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 9/24/24 Appeals court says Texas State Fair can ban guns Read More
Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 9/13/24 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 9/13/24 Ken Paxton withdrew an opinion on gun bans weeks after suing Texas state fair for a similar restriction Read More
Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 9/10/24 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 9/10/24 Dan Patrick asks Senate to consider bills to unmask protesters, change runoff elections Read More
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Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 7/3/23 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 7/3/23 Houston sues state in attempt to block new law that erodes cities’ power Read More
Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 6/7/23 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 6/7/23 Texas Republicans ended a patchwork of local rules they say hurt business. They also eroded powers of city councils. Read More
Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/19/23 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/19/23 Texas may soon have a process to remove local prosecutors who won’t pursue abortion, election cases Read More
Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/17/23 Texas Tribune Adam Polaski 5/17/23 Texas GOP’s broadest attempt yet to erode blue cities’ power gets one step closer to becoming law Read More
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