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Texting while driving ban initially passes in House

The House gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a statewide ban on texting while driving.HB 80 was approved with a 102–40 vote. The bill would ban text-based communication while driving in the state....

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Campus carry bill sent to House floor for review

The House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee approved its campus carry bill Tuesday for review on the House floor.  HB 937 would allow licensed hand gun carriers to carry concealed handguns...

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House discusses proposed $210 billion state budget

The Texas House of Representatives started its discussion Tuesday of an approximately $210 billion budget.At print time, the discussion over HB 1, which lays out the House’s proposed state budget, was...

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Proposed bills would fix adolescent imprisonment

One week ago, the Legislature’s Juvenile Justice and Family Issues Subcommittee heard three bills that propose to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction in criminal cases from from 17 to 18. Though the...

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Students testify in opposition of senate bill that could repeal Texas Dream Act

Authors of the original Texas Dream Act, HB 1403, gathered at the Capitol on Monday to advocate for the policy — originally passed in 2001.The bill, which is at risk of removal this session, gives...

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Texas House gives initial approval to open carry bill

The open carry of handguns state-wide is one step closer to being legal.The Texas House gave initial approval to its version of the open carry bill, HB 910, on Friday. The Texas Senate approved its...

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Students for Sensible Drug Policy support decriminalization with...

Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) are contacting their state representatives through a letter campaign in support of four bills up for debate during this legislative session. The students are...

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HB 733 would make voting more accessible to UT students

In 2011, Texas implemented legislation that required a registered citizen to bring one of seven forms of photo ID to the polls in order to vote. It is estimated that this requirement could prevent...

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Texas lawmakers rightly challenge restrictions on marijuana use

Last week, the State House's Criminal Jurisprudence Committee voted 5-2 to fully legalize recreational marijuana for adults. Yeah, you read that right. In doing so, they became the first subset of a...

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Senate committee sends open carry bill to Senate floor

A Texas Senate committee voted Monday to send the House’s open carry bill to the Senate floor for consideration.HB 910, which Rep. Larry Phillips (R-Sherman) authored, would allow licensed gun owners...

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