State of Texas
Recent News About State of Texas
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Bill secures $40 million for Permian Basin mental health facility in 'great stride towards meeting mental health needs'
Texas lawmakers passed a bill earlier this week that included $40 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to establish a mental health hospital in the Permian Basin.
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Abbott: Sweeping election reform law 'makes it easier to vote and harder to cheat'
Gov. Greg Abbott says the far-reaching election reform law he signed earlier this week is about "trust and confidence" in the state's elections system, not about preventing people from voting.
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Familiar, 'critical' agenda items on deck for Texas legislature's third special session
The Texas State Legislature's upcoming third special session, expected to begin Sept. 20, is shaping up to be a partial re-do of the previous two.
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'Permitless carry' now allowed in Texas as Abbott signs new law, 'safeguards the 2nd Amendment'
Texans aged 21 and older who legally own a gun can now publicly carry their firearm in the state without documentation.
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'No freedom is more precious than life itself': Heartbeat Act takes effect in Texas
In Texas, abortions are now banned after about six weeks into a pregnancy, or when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, because of a new partisan law that took effect at the beginning of September.