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Voting rights advocates are hoping a federal judge in San Antonio will strike down more than 30 provisions of Senate Bill 1, which the Texas Legislature passed in 2021.
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With a GOP-held House and Senate, Texas Monthly’s Michael Hardy likens the defections to Stockholm syndrome.
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A letter from the Texas Democratic congressional delegation called on the U.S. Department of Energy to prioritize union workplaces for hydrogen energy funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill.
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The bills would ban governments and citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from buying property in the state.
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At a news conference Wednesday, they said misinformation derailed the process of overhauling the curriculum. The State Board of Education was scheduled to adopt the new guidelines in November, but is now expected to delay revisions until 2025.
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The party is focused on winning in November. Democrats hope the current energy they’re seeing in Texas will continue and help them be successful at the polls.
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Democrats in Texas feel they have a real chance of winning several big elections in November, including the governor’s race. But delegates want stronger, more cohesive messaging.
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Erica Lawrence, a Montgomery County resident and president of the Democratic Club of The Woodlands, acknowledges that winning takes time. But, she believes it’s possible.
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The question moving forward is whether Democrats, outnumbered in the Texas Legislature for two decades, will be able to put enough pressure on lawmakers to move on a previously intractable issue in gun-friendly Texas and that Republicans, who support looser gun laws, will fight tooth and nail.
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The Lone Star State’s so-called red, rural wall has helped Republicans dominate statewide elections for decades. Rural Democratic organizers say it’s time to change that.