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A lawsuit in Jacksonville over using tax money to maintain tributes to the Confederacy has expanded to challenge the names of these five Florida counties.

The suit argues using tax money to memorialize Confederates violates parts of the U.S. Constitution and Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Texas House unanimously approved rules Thursday for how to govern during the coronavirus pandemic, with the Senate adopting its own guidelines one day earlier.  Lawmakers in the two chambers both decided to generally require masks but differed on COVID-19 testing. The Senate unanimously approved rules that would require its 31 members to receive a negative COVID-19 test to enter the chamber or a committee hearing room each day. The House's 150 members will not be required to be tested to come to the House floor.  "Testing alone does not protect all," Rep. Todd Hunter, a Corpus C...

Over the past 10 days, the Statesman Capitol staff have been counting down the top 10 issues lawmakers will face during the legislative session that kicks off Tuesday. It will be a busy 140 days, with the likelihood of an overtime session this summer on drawing political districts since census data is delayed.  The coronavirus pandemic will dominate this year's gathering under the pink dome, but there are a myriad of hot-button issues that are sure to bring lively debate. Here are the Statesman's top issues of the 2021 Legislature: