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"We must make certain that the information being put forward at state-sponsored events is well-researched and based in fact," Patrick said. "That is not the case with Forget the Alamo, which has been debunked by a number of professional historians who point to the book's shoddy research and selective use of facts." "Slavery was the undeniable linchpin of all of this," author Bryan Burrough said in an interview with National Public Radio. "It was the thing that the two sides had been arguing about and shooting about for going on 15 years. And yet it still surprises me that slavery went unexami...

Jul 14, 2021

"As this chapter closes, you can count on me to keep working to build a better Texas," Nelson said. In 2014, Nelson was appointed chair of the Senate Finance Committee, where she was the first woman to lead a budget-writing committee in Texas Legislature history and the top budget-writer in the Senate for four sessions. In a statement Monday, Lt. Gov Dan Patrick (R) called Nelson "the finest Finance Chair in Texas history." "It is hard to overestimate the positive impact of Jane’s service to the state of Texas and I know Texans are grateful," Patrick said. "She will be missed by me and the...

DALLAS - Alliance/AFT, the local American Federation of Teachers union representing teachers and school workers, had over 30 people speak at the school board meeting on May 27, demanding pay raises for teachers and support staff.

AUSTIN — Rep. Carl O. Sherman didn’t take the decision lightly. But ultimately he joined the dozens of Democratic lawmakers who, in an act of protest late...