Proposed Texas GOP platform calls for the Bible in schools, electoral changes that would lock Democrats out of statewide office ( www.texastribune.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15907509...
School voucher supporter gave Gov. Greg Abbott $6 million in December ( www.texastribune.org )
Gov. Greg Abbott received a $6 million campaign contribution last month, which his campaign is calling the “largest single donation in Texas history.” The check came from Jeff Yass, a national Republican megadonor whose priority issues include school vouchers. Abbott spent 2023 unsuccessfully pushing for a voucher program...
[Texas Tribune] Ken Paxton’s team said there was no evidence to support impeachment. The House published nearly 4,000 pages. ( www.texastribune.org )
Some Texas school officials are skeptical that a K-12 curriculum with Christian influences is the lifeline state leaders promise ( www.texastribune.org )
This is abhorrent. Fuck this Christian hellhole.
[Texas Tribune] Ken Paxton’s far-right billionaire backers are fighting hard to save him ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Texas GOP executive committee rejects proposed ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Federal judge bars Texas from enforcing book rating law ( www.texastribune.org )
House Bill 900 requires book vendors to rate all their materials based on their depictions or references to sex before selling them to schools. Vendors say the law aims to regulate protected speech with “vague and over broad” terms.
[TexasTribune] Texas quietly moves to formalize acceptable cancer risk from industrial air pollution. Public health officials say it’s not strict enough ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] New Uvalde school shooting documentary and investigation reveal details of law enforcement’s flawed response ( www.texastribune.org )
Texas GOP executive committee rejects proposed ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers ( www.texastribune.org )
cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/6117560...
Despite grand jury investigation, officers may not face charges in Uvalde shooting response ( www.texastribune.org )
Supreme Court permits Texas police to arrest people who illegally cross the border as the SB 4 legal clash continues ( www.texastribune.org )
Didn’t we used to look down on countries that jailed immigrants just for crossing the border? Not exactly where I want my tax dollars going.
[Texas Tribune] Texas’ environmental agency enables companies to increase oilfield wastewater disposal in rivers ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Lawsuit by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s accusers can continue, Texas Supreme Court rules ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Justice Department threatens Texas with legal action over floating barrier in Rio Grande ( www.texastribune.org )
The U.S. Justice Department has threatened legal action against Gov. Greg Abbott over the 1,000-foot floating barrier that the state deployed in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass earlier this month....
Federal emissions funds to be spent on highways ( www.texastribune.org )
What a joke.
Texas education leaders unveil Bible-infused elementary school curriculum ( www.texastribune.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16016991...
A Texas university removed its unique public billboards after students used them to share thoughts on Gaza war ( www.texastribune.org )
Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture ( www.texastribune.org )
To fight poverty, some Texas cities gave aid with no strings attached. Conservatives are pushing back. ( www.texastribune.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16376684...
How Texas’ cash bail system and under-resourced jails can wreak havoc on women who are poor ( www.texastribune.org )
UT-Austin announces round of firings in latest step to comply with Texas’ DEI ban ( www.texastribune.org )
The University of Texas at Austin has laid off dozens employees who used to work in diversity, equity and inclusion programs....