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Texas bill could send parents to prison for providing gender-affirming care TODAY 1 hr ago Dan Avery A wave of anti-transgender bills across the country would ban health care providers from offering gender-affirming care to minors. But a smaller number are targeting parents who support their transgender kids’ desire to transition, levying punishments that critics say could range from jail time to having their children taken away. A bill heard in committee in the Texas Senate on Monday would redefine child abuse to include administering, supplying or consenting to provide p...

Democrat Mike Collier thinks Republicans take places like Wichita Falls and the rural reaches of Texas for granted.  So he chose Amarillo to officially announce the launch of an exploratory committee Wednesday to test the waters for a rematch against Republican Lt. Gov Dan Patrick in 2022, Collier said Thursday during a stop in Wichita Falls. Collier said Republicans "just assume" rural Texans will always back them.  "How often do they come out and actually talk to them about what people are worried about?" Collier, a Houston area Certified Public Accountant, said. "I don't view it...

Texas’ last Public Utility Commission member resigns at Gov. Greg Abbott’s request Arthur D'Andrea (Source: Public Utility Commission) By KAUZ Team | March 16, 2021 at 10:12 PM CDT - Updated March 18 at 8:04 AM WICHITA FALLS, Texas (The Texas Tribune) - Public Utility Commission Chair Arthur D’Andrea has resigned, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday night. Public Utility Commission Chair Arthur D’Andrea, the only remaining member of the three-seat agency, is resigning from his post, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday night. Abbott said in a statement he asked for and accepted ...

Texas' last Public Utility Commission member resigns at Gov. Greg Abbott's request Cassandra Pollock and Shawn Mulcahy, The Texas Tribune March 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Gov. Greg Abbott has accepted Public Utility Commission Chair Arthur D'Andrea's resignation.Texas Tribune / Texas Public Utility Commission Public Utility Commission Chair Arthur D'Andrea, the only remaining member of the three-seat board that regulates Texas utilities, is resigning from his post, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday night. Abbott said in a statement that he asked for and accepted D'Andrea's resignation and pla...

Gov. Greg Abbott has accepted Public Utility Commission Chair Arthur D’Andrea’s resignation. Public Utility Commission Chair Arthur D’Andrea, the only remaining member of the three-seat board that regulates Texas utilities, is resigning from his post, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday night. Abbott said in a statement that he asked for and accepted D’Andrea’s resignation and plans to name “a replacement in the coming days who will have the responsibility of charting a new and fresh course for the agency.” D’Andrea’s resignation will be effective immediately upon the appointment ...