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To fight poverty, some Texas cities gave aid with no strings attached. Conservatives are pushing back.

In what seems to be a coordinated effort between the governor, attorney general and secretary of state, six lawsuits challenging voter-approved property tax cuts and increases to teachers’ pensions have been blocked.

Artemis Lesgaux and Jennifer Hughes are among those circulating an open letter to council members and even confronting some of them about designating Austin as a "transgender sanctuary city."

Texas lawmakers passed more than 1,300 bills before the end of this year’s contentious legislative session, quickly sending them to the governor for consideration.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

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The bill would close a long-standing loophole in state law that allows officials to withhold law enforcement records if no one was convicted in a case. The measure was the only bill sent to the Senate that did not get signed and sent to the governor.

The bill would close a long-standing loophole in state law that allows officials to withhold law enforcement records if no one was convicted in a case. The measure was the only bill sent to the Senate that did not get signed and sent to the governor.

California’s COVID-19 state of emergency ends Tuesday, bringing a symbolic close to a challenging chapter of state history and of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political career.

California’s COVID-19 state of emergency ends Tuesday, bringing a symbolic close to a challenging chapter of state history and of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political career.