Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán reports on Texas politics and government for The Texas Newsroom.
Prior to moving to Austin, Sergio worked for the nonprofit news outlet Bridge Michigan, where he reported extensively on the state’s inaugural redistricting commission, campaign finance and state government. He’s won multiple accolades, including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for a story he did on mariachi education while covering politics for Nashville Public Radio.
Sergio is a Puerto Rico native and a graduate of Michigan State University. Reach him at smb@kut.org.
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State tax systems are usually looked at as a three-legged stool — property taxes, sales taxes and personal income tax. In Texas, our “stool” only has two legs. -
The latest results from a Texas Lyceum poll show an erosion of trust in some of America’s most important institutions, including the education system.
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Las familias están luchando por una serie de proyectos que van desde acabar con la inmunidad calificada hasta cambiar los límites de edad para poder comprar rifles semiautomaticos. El grupo también quiere poder demandar al estado por la mala respuesta de los policías.
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The bills would ban governments and citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from buying property in the state.
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The Texas Legislature is required to approve changes to political boundaries during the first regular session after census data is released. But the coronavirus pandemic led lawmakers to pass their latest maps in the offseason.
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The families are pushing for a series of bills that range from ending qualified immunity to changing age limits to purchase a semi-automatic rifle. The group also wants to be able to sue the state over the botched police response.
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State Rep. James Talarico, D-Round Rock, said his bill would be the largest salary increase for teachers in the state’s history. “That's the kind of bold action this moment requires. And we can do this,” Talarico said.
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Los proyectos van desde prohibir que las compañías de seguros cubran la atención médica de afirmación de género hasta revocar la licencia de un médico que realice una cirugía de afirmación de género a un menor.
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Bills range from prohibiting insurance companies from covering gender-affirming care to revoking the license of a doctor who performs a gender-affirming surgery on a minor.
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The budget bills filed Wednesday would also allocate $600 million to the Texas Education Agency to help school districts “in implementing school safety initiatives.”
