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Excitement Surrounds New Texas Legislative Session
Hundreds of Texans converged upon the Texas State Capitol building for the first day of the 89th Legislature. There was ...
Lawmakers return to Austin in a fierce struggle for the Speaker of the House
Statewide forces will collide in Austin this week when the legislative session begins. Tuesday, lawmakers get sworn in and ...
Live updates: No candidate wins first vote for Texas House speaker
The Texas Legislature convenes for its 89th regular session at noon today, kicking off 140 days of wrangling over the ...
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Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can participate in the process
Here’s a rundown of how legislation moves through the Capitol, the ways lawmakers operate and who the power players are.
How did Austin become the capital of Texas? A cannon got in the way of Houston's effort
Austin has been the capital of Texas since 1839, but did you know a brief ‘war’ nearly made Houston the seat of power in the ...
Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP’s hard right
A push by Texas' hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers rejected its choice for the powerful speakership ...
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L.A. Braces for ‘Explosive Fire Growth’ From Dangerous Winds The heavy gusts predicted for later Monday threaten the progress that firefighters have made against the blazes that have ravaged ...
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Cowboy State Daily - Wyoming News
30 years ago on Sunday, wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone. Then-Wyoming Gov Jim Geringer recalls former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt gave the state no notice and told him not to worry ...