Texans want local governments to get permission for property tax hikes over a set amount and don’t think such a restriction would hobble services, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
85th Legislative Session
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas lawmakers have tried to end daylight saving time for years. Can they do it this session?
State lawmakers are again trying to abolish daylight saving time in Texas, arguing it’s antiquated. But supporters of the practice argue it gives Texans a crucial extra hour of light in the evenings during the summer months.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Senate committee discusses school safety after Santa Fe shooting
We livestreamed a meeting of the Texas Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools & School Security.
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Straus endorses candidate to replace him in House District 121
House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, endorsed Steve Allison on Thursday to replace Straus in House District 121. Straus is not seeking re-election after representing the district since 2005.
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Texas Elections 2018
Regardless of outcome, HD-134 primary to leave mark on Texas politics
The Republican primary for House District 134 has turned into a intra-party battle with implications that could reach far beyond the Houston-based district.
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Criminal Justice
DPS reverses decision to lay off more than 100 older officers
The Texas Department of Public Safety has reversed a controversial decision to lay off more than 100 older troopers employed under an agency program that allowed them to retire and then be rehired in order to collect retirement benefits and a salary.
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Texas Elections 2018
With latest attack ad, Abbott builds on six-figure push to unseat GOP state Rep. Sarah Davis
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is sparing no expense — or attack — as he works to unseat a fellow Republican, state Rep. Sarah Davis of West University Place.
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Texas Elections 2018
“Bathroom bill” fizzles as Republican primary issue
With less than a month until the March 6 primaries, it’s hard to find a Republican nominating contest for the Legislature where the “bathroom bill” is a central issue.
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Public Education
Texas panel set to discuss school finance fix. Can they iron out lawmakers’ disagreements?
The Texas Commission on Public School Finance will meet for the first time this week as it develops legislative recommendations for overhauling the state’s beleaguered system for funding public education.
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2017 Year in Review
From Hurricane Harvey to the “bathroom bill,” check out some of our top 2017 videos
Relive the year in Texas politics and policy through the Tribune’s video coverage of the 85th Legislature, Hurricane Harvey, the deadly shooting in Sutherland Springs, the controversy over Confederate monuments and more.