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Despite strong opposition from Democrats and business leaders, Texas Republicans passed a controversial voting reform bill after an all-night legislative session. State Rep. Sheryl Cole, D- Austin, greets protesters as she enters the Texas House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday. (Jay Janner /Austin American-Statesman via AP) AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — Around 3 a.m. Friday morning, the Texas House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 7 on an 81-64, party-line vote that followed hours of debate and over a dozen amendments being added to the controversial election bill.  SB 7 is a voti...

Austin American-Statesman An effort to ban transgender student athletes from competing in sports within their gender identity was dealt a significant setback Tuesday after a Texas House committee voted not to advance a Senate-approved bill to the full House. With a 6-5 vote in favor of the legislation, Senate Bill 29 was one vote short of the seven needed for a majority of the 13-member Public Education Committee – the minimum number of votes required to move the bill forward. Democratic state Rep. Harold Dutton didn't vote. Republican Rep. Dan Huberty wasn't at the dais; he was pre...

Derek Chauvin guilty verdict highlights need to continue Texas fight for police reform Derek Chauvin guilty verdict highlights need to continue Texas fight for police reform Local activists vow to keep up the pressure as lawmakers push for legislative changes and new leaders emerge. A woman holds up a sign as people stand together during a prayer vigil as various pastors from local churches pray during "A Gathering of Our Collin County Churches," at the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, Texas on Thursday, June 4, 2020. Churches in Collin county joined to spread a message of unity and love...

12:36 pm UTC Apr. 12, 2021 Among the locations hit hardest by Austin's homelessness crisis is the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail — the popular 10-mile loop along Lady Bird Lake that was supposed to be protected against the city's explosion of tent encampments. When the Austin City Council approved a controversial measure in June 2019 canceling an ordinance that had made it a criminal offense to camp in public, it came with the explicit understanding that city-owned trails and parkland would remain off-limits. But it hasn't worked out that way. Since early 2020, dozens of tents...

Former airman who gunned down Texas church-goers likely planned the attack for months The Associated Press 1 day ago Former airman Devin Patrick Kelley, the gunman in the 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church, told a military judge in 2012 that he "would never allow myself to hurt someone" again while confessing to violently hitting his stepson. (Texas Department of Public Safety via AP) SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — The former airman who killed more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 appeared to have been planning the attack months before, according to testimony at trial...