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Alex Samuels is a newsletters fellow for The Texas Tribune and a journalism senior at The University of Texas at Austin. Alex has worked for USA Today College since her sophomore year and has been a collegiate correspondent and their first-ever breaking news correspondent. She also worked as an editorial intern for the Daily Dot where she covered politics, race, and social issues.
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The Texas House on Monday advanced a bill that would expand the list of debilitating conditions that allow Texans to legally use medical cannabis.
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After a brief discussion, the Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would reduce the penalties for low-level possession of...
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In the first legislative session after the deadly mass shooting at Santa Fe High School, the Texas Senate nearly unanimously approved a sweeping school...
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The Texas House on Tuesday gave broad preliminary approval to a bill that would allow farmers in the state to legally grow industrial hemp — a move...
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Medical Cannabis Expansion Has Support In Texas Legislature. But Dan Patrick Might Stand In The Way.State Rep. Stephanie Klick , R-Fort Worth, was on the floor of the Texas House in 2015 trying to convince her colleagues to open up the state to medical...
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What started as seemingly simple state legislation hailed as good for Texas businesses is drawing skepticism from legal experts and outrage from...
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FORT WORTH — Even before Texas Democrats’ convention officially got underway here this weekend, its top candidates were chomping at the bit to seize on...