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Texas Tribune Brief
By The Texas TribuneSociety & Culture
Texas Tribune Brief episodes
- “He has a battle rifle”: Police feared Uvalde gunman’s AR-15In previously unreleased interviews, officers who responded to the Robb Elementary School shooting told investigators they were cowed by the shooter’s military-style rifle. This drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team to engage him, which took more than an hour due to their distance from the scene.5 min
- This rancher doesn’t want a border wall on his land. He fears Texas will build it anyway.Anti-border wall activists are racing to find landowners along the Rio Grande before they sign contracts with the state.6 min
- Ken Paxton’s campaign against election crimes ensnared a Texas justice of the peace three times before judges thwarted the effortsMany of the illegal voting cases the Texas attorney general has boasted about are unraveling after a key court ruling. But Tomas Ramirez III said the pursuit of charges against him has taken its toll.5 min
- Renters in Texas got unprecedented help during the pandemic. The Legislature is unlikely to extend it.Lawmakers will decide whether to keep protections that shielded tenants from eviction — or to ban them.5 min
- Senate gives first OK to make illegal voting a felony in Texas againLawmakers will decide whether to keep protections that shielded tenants from eviction — or to ban them.6 min
- Families in Texas would get $8,000 in tax dollars to send students to private school in a sweeping ‘parental rights’ bill backed by the Lt.The bill, which has the blessing of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the leader of the state senate, will create new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught. It will face a tougher test in the House.5 min
- Lawmakers offer stark choices for ending the crisis in Texas’ youth prisons — shut them all down, or build morePlagued by decades of scandals over sexual and physical abuse of children, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department is at a crossroads.6 min
- The Texas Senate passes first bill this session, a bipartisan effort to close teen gun loopholeIn its first bill passed this session, the Texas Senate sought to ensure juvenile mental health hospitalizations are reported to the federal firearm background check system.5 min
- Women denied abortions sue Texas to clarify exceptions to the lawsFive women announced a new lawsuit Tuesday, marking the first time patients directly affected by new abortion laws have sought to challenge the restrictions in court.4 min
- Republicans have filed nearly 100 bills affecting LGBTQ TexansTexas lawmakers this year will debate whether to block transgender kids’ access to transition-related health care, classify businesses that host drag shows as sexually-oriented establishments and limit public school lessons on sexuality and gender identity.5 min
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