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June 19 is a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. -
The decision threw out the challenge to the law, on grounds that Texas and other objecting GOP-dominated states were not required to pay anything under the mandate provision. The vote was 7 to 2.
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State Rep. Joe Moody, a Democrat from El Paso, said a special legislative session already planned for later this year should also address gun violence. -
Texas Democrats last month staged a dramatic walkout that successfully — if temporarily — blocked Republicans from passing a restrictive voting measure for the state.
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The bill widely seen as a legislative snipe at Austin goes into effect Sept. 1.
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Juneteenth is an annual celebration held on June 19 to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in America.
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More than a dozen states have passed similar legislation allowing college athletes to be paid for the use of their name, image or likeness as state lawmakers have called on the federal government to set national guidelines.
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The attorney general said his department would rededicate crucial resources to ensuring all eligible Americans have the ability to vote.
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Troxclair is the first candidate to announce her run to replace state Sen. Dawn Buckingham, R-Lakeway, who currently represents Texas Senate District 24.
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Electric vehicle ownership and charging infrastructure is expected to grow significantly before the next legislative session. The lobbying power of the industry — and the number of enthusiastic electric vehicle drivers — will likely grow as well.
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County commissioners will take up a contract to build the facility next week.
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The Legislature passed a bill allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license or training, an expansion of gun rights so divisive Republican leaders in previous years refused to touch it.
