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“This was a bill specifically chosen right in line with all of our values — specifically the Republican-stated platform values,” said bill author Rep. Penny Morales Shaw. “This shouldn’t be a fight.”

A measure to establish paid parental leave for state employees is making its way through the Texas Legislature. It’s authored by a Republican and co-authored by several Democrats.

More than a quarter of women of childbearing age are uninsured in Texas, the highest rate in the nation, and the state has chosen to cap Medicaid benefits for new moms earlier than other states.

The American Library Association says libraries faced the highest number of book challenges since they started tracking in 2000. Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer topped their list of most challenged books.

A debate over two Austin City Council proposals to track problem rental properties continued into the early hours of the morning.After hearing from many…