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Hundreds gather in Houston and San Antonio to protest immigration crackdowns in workplaces, courthouses

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Hundreds gather in Houston and San Antonio to protest immigration crackdowns in workplaces, courthouses

Register for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s everyday e-newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most important Texas information. Crowds of hundreds collected Sunday in Houston and San Antonio in objection of federal authorities’ redoubled initiatives to restrain and deport undocumented immigrants. The objections against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas took … Read more

Texas Education Agency extends Houston school district takeover through 2027

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Texas Education Agency extends Houston school district takeover through 2027

Register for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s everyday newsletter that maintains readers up to speed up on one of the most vital Texas information. The state requisition of the Houston Independent Institution District will certainly proceed for two more years, the Texas Education Company announced Monday. Education And Learning Commissioner Mike Morath had until June … Read more

Texas lawmaker abruptly spiked his bill to punish cities that don’t deal with homeless encampments

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Texas lawmaker abruptly spiked his bill to punish cities that don’t deal with homeless encampments

Register for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily e-newsletter that maintains visitors up to speed up on the most crucial Texas news. A proposal in the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature to improve a statewide ban on homeless encampments fulfilled a spectacular death late Monday when the costs’s enroller successfully ended dispute on the costs. After a … Read more

Texas Republicans want to block cities’ gun buyback programs

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Texas Republicans want to block cities' gun buyback programs

Subscribe to The Y’ all– an once a week dispatch about individuals, places and plans specifying Texas, created by Texas Tribune reporters staying in neighborhoods throughout the state. The Texas Senate provided preliminary approval Monday to a costs that would certainly protect against cities or areas from holding a gun buyback program. The proposal additionally … Read more

Texas GOP Moves to Impose Financial Restrictions on Noncompliant Cities

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Texas Republican lawmakers may “financially handcuff” cities that don’t play by their rules

Texas GOP Intensifies Clash Over Local Control: A Deep Dive into the State’s Power Struggle with Cities By [Your Name], Texas Policy Analyst Published on [Date] As Texas grapples with rapid population growth, infrastructure demands, and shifting political dynamics, a high-stakes showdown between Republican state lawmakers and urban local governments is reaching a boiling point. … Read more

Texas Homelessness Crisis May Worsen Under Proposed Legislative Changes

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Advocates fear Texas lawmakers are about to worsen the state’s homelessness crisis

Texas Homelessness Crisis Deepens as GOP Legislation Targets Encampments and Evictions: A Comprehensive Analysis of Policies, Impacts, and What’s Next As housing costs soar and shelters overflow, Texas lawmakers pursue controversial measures that advocates warn could exacerbate the state’s homelessness epidemic. DALLAS, Texas — Texas faces a mounting homelessness crisis as rising rents, stagnant wages, … Read more