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Texas Tribune Brief
By The Texas TribuneSociety & Culture
Texas Tribune Brief episodes
- House passes bill to rein in “rogue” Texas prosecutorsThe legislation is in response to elected prosecutors in Texas’ large, left-leaning counties who have said they will not prosecute abortion cases or have shown little interest in pursuing election fraud probes.5 min
- ‘A way to throw kids away’: Texas’ troubled juvenile justice department is sending more children to adult prisonsProsecutors support shifting more youth into adult facilities as a way to help overworked prison guards and other kids in the state’s youth prisons. Youth justice advocates say Texas is giving up on the children who need the most help.5 min
- Lawmakers hope an investment in teacher training in Texas will help keep new educators in the classroom longerA bill advanced in the Texas House Wednesday would also help schools rehire retired teachers and offer other incentives in an effort to fight the state’s teacher shortage.5 min
- Transgender Texans of all ages could lose access to transition-related care under Senate billThe Senate advanced a bill that could create such high financial risks for doctors and health insurers that they’d stop providing or covering gender-affirming care — even for adults.5 min
- State House passes first school safety bill in response to Uvalde shootingLawmakers have said school safety is a priority this session, but it is still unclear whether they’ll listen to Uvalde families who want to raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic guns from 18 to 21.5 min
- Supreme Court leaves abortion drug on the market, for nowThe legal challenge to mifepristone now returns to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.4 min
- The Texas House moves to expand Medicaid coverage to new moms for a year after childbirthNew moms would be able to maintain their health insurance for up to a year after childbirth under the proposal, which also passed the House last session. The Senate previously reduced it to just six months of coverage.6 min
- In overnight testimony, Uvalde victims’ family members call on Texas lawmakers to raise age to buy semi-automatic gunsThe families of Uvalde shooting victims waited hours to testify at a House committee hearing in support of House Bill 2744, which would raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic guns from 18 to 21.5 min
- The Texas House approves sweeping limits on local regulations in GOP’s latest jab at blue citiesCity officials say the full scope of the legislation advanced Tuesday is still unclear, but it would limit their ability to issue worker protections, water restrictions and more.4 min
- West Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler faces no-confidence vote from faculty after canceling drag showFaculty say the decision to take a vote on whether to condemn Wendler was the final straw in a host of issues with him.5 min
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